▁and ▁division ▁command ers ▁to ▁determine ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁action ▁for ▁September ▁ 2 0 . ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁had ▁been ▁significantly ▁hurt ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁day ' s ▁battle ▁and ▁had ▁only ▁five ▁fresh ▁brig ades ▁available , ▁whereas ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁army ▁had ▁been ▁receiving ▁rein for c ements ▁and ▁now ▁out number ed ▁the ▁Feder als . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁facts ▁ruled ▁out ▁a ▁Union ▁off ensive . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁Charles ▁A . ▁D ana ▁at ▁the ▁meeting ▁made ▁any ▁discussion ▁of ▁retre ating ▁difficult . ▁Rose cr ans ▁decided ▁that ▁his ▁army ▁had ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁place , ▁on ▁the ▁def ensive . ▁He ▁re called ▁that ▁B rag g ▁had ▁retre ated ▁after ▁Perry ville ▁and ▁St ones ▁River ▁and ▁could ▁conce iv ably ▁repeat ▁that ▁behavior . ▁ ▁Rose cr ans ' s ▁def ensive ▁line ▁consisted ▁of ▁Thomas ▁in ▁his ▁present ▁position , ▁a ▁sal ient ▁that ▁en comp ass ed ▁the ▁Kelly ▁Farm ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁La F ay ette ▁Road , ▁which ▁Thomas ' s ▁engine ers ▁had ▁fort ified ▁over night ▁with ▁log ▁breast works . ▁To ▁the ▁right , ▁McC ook ▁with d rew ▁his ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁V ini ard ▁field ▁and ▁anch ored ▁his ▁right ▁near ▁the ▁W id ow ▁Gl enn ' s . ▁C ritt enden ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁reserve , ▁and ▁Gr anger , ▁still ▁concentr ated ▁at ▁Ross ville , ▁was ▁not ified ▁to ▁be ▁prepared