▁to ▁support ▁either ▁Thomas ▁or ▁McC ook , ▁although ▁pract ically ▁he ▁could ▁only ▁support ▁Thomas . ▁ ▁Still ▁before ▁dawn , ▁B air d ▁reported ▁to ▁Thomas ▁that ▁his ▁line ▁stopped ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁the ▁La F ay ette ▁and ▁Mc F ar land ' s ▁G ap ▁Ro ads , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁cover ▁it ▁without ▁weak ening ▁his ▁line ▁crit ically . ▁Thomas ▁requested ▁that ▁his ▁division ▁under ▁James ▁Neg ley ▁be ▁moved ▁from ▁McC ook ' s ▁sector ▁to ▁correct ▁this ▁problem . ▁Rose cr ans ▁directed ▁that ▁McC ook ▁was ▁to ▁replace ▁Neg ley ▁in ▁line , ▁but ▁he ▁found ▁soon ▁after ward ▁that ▁Neg ley ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁rel ieved . ▁He ▁ordered ▁Neg ley ▁to ▁send ▁his ▁reserve ▁brig ade ▁to ▁Thomas ▁immediately ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁ride ▁on ▁an ▁ins pection ▁of ▁the ▁lines . ▁On ▁a ▁return ▁visit , ▁he ▁founded ▁Neg ley ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁position ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Wood ' s ▁division ▁was ▁just ▁arriv ing ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁him . ▁Rose cr ans ▁ordered ▁Wood ▁to ▁exped ite ▁his ▁relief ▁of ▁Neg ley ' s ▁remaining ▁brig ades . ▁Some ▁staff ▁officers ▁later ▁re called ▁that ▁Rose cr ans ▁had ▁been ▁extremely ▁angry ▁and ▁ber ated ▁Wood ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁staff , ▁although ▁Wood ▁denied ▁that ▁this ▁incident ▁occurred . ▁As ▁Neg ley ' s ▁remaining ▁brig ades ▁moved ▁north , ▁the ▁first ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁started