Because of the darkness and Greene's brigade's heroic defense, Steuart's men did not realize that they had almost unlimited access to the main line of communication for the Union army, the Baltimore Pike, only 600 yards to their front.
På grund af mørket og Greenes brigades heroiske forsvar, opdagede Steuarts mænd ikke, at de havde omtrent uhindret adgang til Unionens hovedforsyningslinje Baltimore Pike, kun 550 meter foran sig.