Both had come through the defense of the ford without injury, although a bullet had gone through Dick's coat without touching the skin.

Sergeant Whitley, too, was unharmed, but the regiment had suffered.

More than twenty dead were left in the valley for the enemy to bury.
Despite all the commands and efforts of the officers there was much excited talk in the train.

Boys were binding up wounds of other boys and were condoling with them.

But on the whole they were exultant.