------ "Ewell already having two small brigades, Jenkin's and White's in advance. But these two brigades did not prove sufficent to keep gen. Lee as fully posted as he desired to be about the enemy's position and movemnets during Sturat's absence. His offical report of the campaign make(s) reference to this and it has ever since furnished ground for criticism of the movement. Gen. Stuart's friends have shown, however, conclusively, that he asked geberal Lee's permission to make the movement & that gen. lee allowed him that discretion. And they have also claimed that gen. Lee was at no serious disadvantage in the opening of the action at Gettysburg & so no special harm can be shown to heve resulted."
This appears to be the time blame was placed on Stuart.
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