He was on his horse in an instant, galloping for the bridge, and Harry and Dalton were hot behind him.

They thundered over the bridge with the Northern cavalry just at their heels, and escaped by a hair's breadth.

But the chief of artillery and Dr.
McGuire and one of the captains, Willis, were captured, and the rest of the staff was dispersed.
"My God!" exclaimed Harry, when the Northern cavalry stopped at the bridge.

"What an escape!" He was thinking of Jackson's escape, not his own, and while he was wondering what the general would do, he saw him ride to the bank of the river and watch the Northern cavalry on the other side.

Then Harry and Dalton uttered a shout as they saw a Southern battery push forward from the village and open on the cavalry.