▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁( 3 2   km ) ▁south ▁of ▁Ch att ano oga . ▁Confeder ate ▁soldiers ▁who ▁pos ed ▁as ▁deser ters ▁deliber ately ▁added ▁to ▁this ▁impression . ▁Thomas ▁firm ly ▁ca ution ed ▁Rose cr ans ▁that ▁a ▁purs uit ▁of ▁B rag g ▁was ▁un wise ▁because ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁was ▁too ▁widely ▁dispers ed ▁and ▁its ▁supply ▁lines ▁were ▁ten uous . ▁Rose cr ans , ▁ex ult ant ▁at ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁capt uring ▁Ch att ano oga , ▁disc ount ed ▁Thomas ' s ▁advice . ▁He ▁ordered ▁McC ook ▁to ▁swing ▁across ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁at ▁W inst on ' s ▁G ap ▁and ▁use ▁his ▁caval ry ▁to ▁break ▁B rag g ' s ▁rail road ▁supply ▁line ▁at ▁Res aca , ▁Georgia . ▁C ritt enden ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁Ch att ano oga ▁and ▁then ▁turn ▁south ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁B rag g . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁advance ▁toward ▁La F ay ette . ▁ ▁Davis ' s ▁Cross ▁Ro ads ▁ ▁Thomas ' s ▁lead ▁division , ▁under ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁James ▁Neg ley , ▁intended ▁to ▁cross ▁Mc L em ore ' s ▁C ove ▁and ▁use ▁D ug ▁G ap ▁in ▁P ige on ▁Mountain ▁to ▁reach ▁La F ay ette . ▁Neg ley ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁hours ▁ahead ▁of ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Abs alom ▁B air d ' s ▁division , ▁the ▁nearest ▁rein for