▁word ▁" support "). ▁This ▁was ▁obviously ▁a ▁ris ky ▁move , ▁leaving ▁an ▁opening ▁in ▁the ▁line . ▁Wood ▁spoke ▁with ▁corps ▁commander ▁McC ook , ▁and ▁claimed ▁later , ▁along ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁both ▁his ▁and ▁McC ook ' s ▁staff , ▁that ▁McC ook ▁agreed ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁resulting ▁gap ▁with ▁XX ▁Corps ▁units . ▁McC ook ▁maintained ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁enough ▁units ▁to ▁spare ▁to ▁cover ▁a ▁division - wide ▁hole , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁send ▁H eg ' s ▁brig ade ▁to ▁partially ▁fill ▁the ▁gap . ▁ ▁At ▁about ▁this ▁time , ▁B rag g ▁also ▁made ▁a ▁per empt ory ▁order ▁based ▁on ▁incomplete ▁information . ▁Imp at ient ▁that ▁his ▁attack ▁was ▁not ▁progress ing ▁to ▁the ▁left , ▁he ▁sent ▁orders ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁commands ▁to ▁advance ▁at ▁once . ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁Alexander ▁P . ▁Stewart ▁of ▁Long street ' s ▁wing ▁received ▁the ▁command ▁and ▁immediately ▁ordered ▁his ▁division ▁forward ▁without ▁consult ing ▁with ▁Long street . ▁His ▁brig ades ▁under ▁Brig . ▁G ens . ▁Henry ▁D . ▁Clay ton , ▁John ▁C . ▁Brown , ▁and ▁William ▁B . ▁B ate ▁attacked ▁across ▁the ▁Po e ▁field ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁divisions ▁of ▁Bran nan ▁and ▁Reyn olds . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁S . ▁A . ▁M . ▁Wood ' s ▁brig ade ▁of ▁Cle bur ne ' s ▁Division , ▁Stewart ' s ▁men ▁disabled ▁Bran nan ' s ▁right