He did accomplish this, but Lee was disappointed that McLaws had not attacked more aggressively and caused more harm to Sedgwick's corps, instead of letting him escape across the Rappahannock River.
Han løste denne opgave, men Lee var skuffet over at McLaws ikke havde angrebet mere aggressivt og gjort større skade på Sedgwick's corps, frem for at lade ham undslippe over Rappahannock floden.