For the three days of the battle, Pleasonton was forced to remain with Meade at army headquarters, rather than with the Cavalry Corps headquarters nearby, and Meade exercised more direct control of the cavalry than an army commander normally would.
I de tre dage slaget varede, måtte Pleasonton blive sammen med Meade i hærens hovedkvarter frem for i kavalerikorpsets hovedkvarter, som lå i nærheden, og Meade udøvede mere direkte kontrol over kavaleriet end en øverstkommanderende normalt ville gøre.