Hooker needed to deflect criticism from himself and relieved Stoneman from his cavalry command, sending him back to Washington, D.C., for medical treatment (chronic hemorrhoids, exacerbated by cavalry service), where in July he became a Chief of the U.S. Cavalry Bureau, a desk job.
Hooker havde behov for at aflede kritikken og fratog Stoneman kommandoen over kavaleriet og sendte ham tilbage til Washington DC til lægebehandling (kroniske hæmorider forværret af kavaleritjeneste),, hvor han i juli blev chef for U.S. Cavalry kontoret, et skrivebordsjob.