Humphreys' new position was on the Emmitsburg Road, part of a salient directly in the path of the Confederate assault, and it was too long a front for a single division to defend.
Humphreys nye stilling var på Emmitsburg Road, som var del af en passage lige i den retning sydstatshærens angreb ville komme i, og det var for lang en front for blot en enkelt division at forsvare.