sheridan had received wrong information so he thought the v corps was in the rear and almost on the flank of the confederates and therefore he mistakenly thought v corps could launch an early, severe attack on pickett's force. warren had to carefully move griffin's and crawford's divisions because of the possibility of attack from the confederates as they withdrew from the white oak road line and at positions near dinwiddie where confederates were earlier positioned and he carefully supervised this in person, putting him at the end of the column when they troops moved. at 6:00 a.m., meade's chief of staff alexander s. webb sent an order to warren to report to sheridan for orders. two divisions had done so within the hour, and before warren had received the order, but warren did not personally meet with sheridan until 11:00 a.m.