Jackson's famous order certainly fitted well there.
"And you don't know, either," said Happy Tom, "what all that thunder off there to the south and east means.

It's the big guns, but who are fighting and where ?" "There's to be a general attack on McClellan along the line of the Chickahominy river," said Harry, "and our army is to be a part of the attacking force, but my knowledge goes no further." "Then I'm reckoning that some part of our army has attacked already," said Happy Tom.

"Maybe they're ahead of time, or maybe the rest are behind time.

But there they go! My eyes, how they're whooping it up!" The cannonade was growing in intensity and volume.

Despite the sunset they saw an almost continuous flare of red on the horizon.