Sedgwick, who was high in the confidence of General Meade, told one of his division commanders that the army would probably fall back on Westminster.

General Pleasonton testifies that he was engaged, by order of General Meade, until 11 P.M.

in occupying prominent points with his cavalry, to cover the retreat of the army.

Nevertheless it has been indignantly denied that such a movement was contemplated.
Although it was General Lee's intention that both flanks of the Union army should be assailed at the same time, while the intermediate forces made demonstrations against the centre, Ewell did not move to attack the right of our line at Culp's Hill until Longstreet's assault on the left had failed.

Longstreet attributes it to the fact that Ewell had broken his line of battle by detaching two brigades up the York road.