While that contest was going on, Col. Loring reconnoitered the ground near Campbell’s Station and Gen. Potter planted his artillery there. Gen. Burnside also proceeded to dispose his troops at the village for battle, as he felt it to be necessary to check his enemy in order that his own trains might get to Knoxville. His infantry was drawn up in line between two ranges of hills nearly a mile apart. Gen. Ferrero’s division. Ninth corps, was placed on the right of the road. Gen. White’s division, Twenty-third corps, held the centre, and Gen. Hartraupt’s division. Ninth corps, was on his left. The batteries were chiefly on the right of the road, only one of the five being on its left. At noon Longstreet’s troops advanced out of the woods to the attack in two lines of battle, with a line of skirmishers in front. As the whole field of action lay exposed, the panorama was very interesting for its scenic effect. When the Confederate troops had emerged from the forest, their heavy and well-dressed ranks went forward rapidly with colors flying. Benjamin’s battery on Burnside’s right and Roemer’s battery on his left, opened fire upon them immediately with shot, which tore gaps in their ranks, but their line closed up, and they still advanced. Then the batteries, with accuracy, poured forth shell, which broke them up so badly that nothing else could be done but to fall back, which they did in confusion. The Confederate batteries were brought into service and played with some precision upon the Union infantry, and an artillery duel ensued that made the very hills tremble.[35] Under cover of the smoke and the woods a strong column moved against and pressed a brigade of Burnside’s right, which changed its front, and by its resistance, with the aid of double charges of canister shot from artillery at short range, his enemy’s column was checked, and retreated.