He telegraphed later to the Secretary of War at Washington that a force of several thousand rebels gathered in the mountains was pushing Kenly hard.
Meanwhile the victorious Southerners were spending a few moments in enjoying their triumph.

They captured great quantities of food and clothing which Kenly had not found time to destroy, and which they joyously divided among themselves.
Harry found the two colonels and all the rest of the Invincibles lying upon the ground in the fields.

Some of them were wounded, but most were unhurt.

They were merely panting from exhaustion.

Colonel Leonidas Talbot sat up when he saw Harry, and Lieutenant-Colonel Hector St.
Hilaire also sat up.
"Good afternoon, Harry," said Colonel Talbot, politely.