Believing that the fears of the corps commanders would be communicated to their men and thus weaken the army's confidence, Johnston yielded to these demands, even though he thought the position to be defensible.
Da han regnede med at korpskommandørernes bekymringer ville blive overført til tropperne og dermed svække hærens selvsikkerhed gav Johnston efter for disse krav, selv om han troede at stillingen kunne holdes.