Some of the many criticisms of Longstreet's Gettysburg performance by the postbellum Lost Cause authors cite this failure as evidence that Longstreet deliberately undermined Lee's plan for the battle.
Nogle af de mange kritikere af Longstreets indsats ved Gettysburg i efterkrigstidens Lost Cause bevægelse henviser til denne fejl, som bevis for at Longstreet bevidst underminerede Lees planer.