General Lee made no reference to the lost order in his 1862 reports, and it was not until 1863, after McClellan had published his own report, that Lee acknowledged the circumstances of McClellan's intelligence find.
General Lee henviste ikke til den mistede ordre i sine rapporter i 1862, og det var først i 1863, efter at McClellan havde offentliggjort sin egen rapport, at Lee anerkendte omstændighederne omkring McClellans fund af efterretninger.