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2:30 am
Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell sent about 12,000 men from Centreville marching southwest on the Warrenton Turnpike, then turning northwest toward Sudley Springs -
5:15 am
At 5:15 am Richardson's brigade fired a few artillery rounds across Mitchell's Ford on the Confederate right. -
6 am
Tylers division, about 8,000 men marched toward then stone bridge and eventually reached it at 6 am. -
11:30 am
Col. William T. Sherman, crossed at an unguarded ford and struck the right flank of the Confederate defenders. the attack collapsed the Confederate line, and sent them in a unorganized retreat to Henry House Hill. -
3 pm
Artillery commander Griffin moved two of his guns to the southern end of his line, to provide enfilade fire against the Confederates. these guns were overrun by the 33rd Virginia, who were outfitted in blue uniforms,confusing Griffin's commander, Maj. William F. Barry, to mistake them for Union troops and to order Griffin not to fire at them. -
4 pm (Henry House Hill)
the last Union troops were pushed off Henry House Hill by a charge of two ground froces from Col. Philip St. George Cocke's brigade. -
4pm (Howard's brigade)
Beauregard ordered his entire line forward. McDowell's force crumbled and began to retreat.
