You will be called when you are needed.

You have done well, Lieutenant Kenton." "Thank you, sir." Harry, saluting again, withdrew.

He was very proud of his general's commendation, but he was also on the verge of physical collapse.
He obtained some food at a camp fire near by, ate it quickly, wrapped himself in borrowed blankets, and lay down under the shade of an oak.
Langdon saw him just as he was about to close his eyes, and called to him: "Here, Harry, I didn't know you were back.

What's your news ?" "That McClellan and the Yankee army are this side of the Potomac.
That's all.

Good night." He closed his eyes, and although it was near the middle of the day, with the multifarious noises of the camp about him, he fell into the deep and beautiful sleep of the tired youth who has done his duty.
He was still asleep when Captain Sherburne, worn and wounded slightly, came in and reported also to General Jackson.