It was even possible that the Union army had won a victory, after all, though he was not very sanguine on this point.
He was ultimately conducted to the headquarters of the regiment to which his captors belonged, and then turned into a lot with about twenty others, who were strongly guarded.

Tom joined his companions in misery, most of whom, worn out by the fatigues of the day, were sleeping soundly upon the ground.

Only two or three of them were awake; but these were strangers to him, and he was unable to obtain any information from them concerning any of his friends in the regiment.
It began to rain shortly after Tom joined his fellow-prisoners; but there was no shelter for them.

They had neither blankets nor great coats, yet this did not seem to disturb them.

Our soldier boy threw himself upon the ground, but the nap he had taken under the side of the log set his eyes wide open for a time.