One reason posited was the battle fatigue of his men in the late afternoon, although "Allegheny" Johnson's division of Ewell's Corps was within an hour of arriving on the battlefield.
En af årsagerne var at hans mænd her sidst på eftermiddagen var trætte af kampen, selv om "Allegheny" Johnsons division i Ewells Korps netop ankom til slagmarken.