"We'll unmask mighty soon.

How far away would you say they are now, Harry ?" "About a thousand yards." "Over a half mile.

Then I'll say that when they come within a half mile Old Jack will give the word to the artillery to loosen up." Harry and George, in their intense absorption, had forgotten about the other parts of the line.

In their minds, for the present at least, Jackson was fighting the battle alone.

Longstreet was forgotten, and even Lee, for a space, remained unremembered.