apor ated . ▁Sher idan ' s ▁and ▁Davis ' s ▁divisions ▁fell ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁escape ▁route ▁at ▁Mc F ar land ' s ▁G ap , ▁taking ▁with ▁them ▁elements ▁of ▁Van ▁Cle ve ' s ▁and ▁Neg ley ' s ▁divisions . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁units ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁fell ▁back ▁in ▁dis order ▁and ▁Rose cr ans , ▁Gar field , ▁McC ook , ▁and ▁C ritt enden , ▁ ▁although ▁attempting ▁to ▁r ally ▁retre ating ▁units , ▁soon ▁joined ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁mad ▁r ush ▁to ▁safety . ▁Rose cr ans ▁decided ▁to ▁proceed ▁in ▁has te ▁to ▁Ch att ano oga ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁organ ize ▁his ▁returning ▁men ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁def enses . ▁He ▁sent ▁Gar field ▁to ▁Thomas ▁with ▁orders ▁to ▁take ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁forces ▁remaining ▁at ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁and ▁withdraw ▁to ▁Ross ville . ▁At ▁Mc F ar land ' s ▁G ap ▁units ▁had ▁reform ed ▁and ▁General ▁Neg ley ▁met ▁both ▁Sher idan ▁and ▁Davis . ▁Sher idan ▁decided ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁Thomas ' s ▁aid ▁not ▁directly ▁from ▁Mc F ar land ' s ▁gap ▁but ▁via ▁a ▁circuit ous ▁route ▁north west ▁to ▁the ▁Ross ville ▁gap ▁then ▁south ▁on ▁La f ay ette ▁road . ▁The ▁prov ost ▁mar shal ▁of ▁the ▁XIV ▁Corps ▁met ▁C ritt enden ▁around ▁the ▁gap ▁and ▁offered ▁him ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁round ▁up ▁during