They were poised to capture the town and the critical crossroads that dominated Braxton Bragg's avenue of withdrawal, but an order from Gilbert to Mitchell curtailed the advance, despite Mitchell's furious protestations.
De var på nippet til at erobre landsbyen og den vigtige korsvej, som dominerede Braxton Bragg's tilbagetrækningsvej, men en ordre fra Gilbert til Mitchell stoppede fremrykningen trods Mitchell's rasende protester.