Ewell's men were fatigued from their lengthy marching and strenuous battle in the hot July afternoon and it would be difficult to reassemble them into battle formation and assault the hill through the narrow corridors afforded by the streets of Gettysburg.
Ewells mænd var trætte fra deres lange march og anstrengende kamp på den varme eftermiddag i juli, og det ville være vanskeligt igen at få dem opstillet i slagorden og angribe bakken fra de smalle korridorer gennem byen.