Since most of Buford's division had retired to Westminster, Maryland (with the exception of his reserve brigade under Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt, which was deployed directly south of Gettysburg), only two divisions were ready for action.
Da det meste af Bufords division havde trukket sig tilbage til Westminster i Maryland (bortset fra reservebrigaden under brigadegeneral Wesley Merritt, som stod direkte syd for Gettysburg), var der kun to divisioner klar til indsats.