▁the ▁retre at . ▁C ritt enden ▁refused ▁the ▁command ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁personal ▁flight . ▁At ▁about ▁ 3 ▁p . m ., ▁Sher idan ' s ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁men , ▁Davis ' s ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 , ▁Neg ley ' s ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁men ▁of ▁other ▁det ached ▁units ▁were ▁at ▁or ▁near ▁Mc F ar land ' s ▁G ap ▁just ▁ 3 ▁miles ▁away ▁from ▁H ors es ho e ▁R idge . ▁ ▁However , ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁had ▁fled . ▁Thomas ' s ▁four ▁divisions ▁still ▁held ▁their ▁lines ▁around ▁Kelly ▁Field ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁def ensive ▁position ▁was ▁attract ing ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank ▁to ▁H ors es ho e ▁R idge . ▁James ▁Neg ley ▁had ▁been ▁deploy ing ▁art illery ▁there ▁on ▁orders ▁from ▁Thomas ▁to ▁protect ▁his ▁position ▁at ▁Kelly ▁Field ▁( although ▁Neg ley ▁in exp lic ably ▁was ▁facing ▁his ▁guns ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁n ortheast ). ▁Ret re ating ▁men ▁r al lied ▁in ▁groups ▁of ▁squad s ▁and ▁companies ▁and ▁began ▁ere ct ing ▁hast y ▁breast works ▁from ▁fel led ▁trees . ▁The ▁first ▁regiment al ▁size ▁unit ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁an ▁organized ▁state ▁was ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Indiana , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Col . ▁Mort on ▁Hunter , ▁part ▁of ▁Bran nan ' s ▁division