 For the most part, Hicks was right in his assumption that Forrest would not assault the fort, but Confederate colonel Albert P. Thompson, a native of the area, did briefly attempt to capture it before being killed with 24 men from his unit.Forrest held the city for ten hours, destroying the Union headquarters, as well as the buildings housing the quartermaster and commissary.Forrest also captured a total of 200 horses and mules before withdrawing to Mayfield.