Johnston, believing that the opportunity for a successful battle had passed, ordered Hood and Polk to move to a new line east and south of Cassville, where they were joined by Hardee who had been pushed out of Kingston.
Johnston, som regnede med at chancen for et vellykket slag var forpasset beordrede Hood og Polk til at rykke til en ny linje syd for Cassville hvor Hardee sluttede sig til dem, efter at være blevet presset ud af Kingston.