From a point in front of it a gun boomed now and then, and there was still an intermittent fire of skirmishers and sharpshooters.
"That hill will be ours inside of twenty-four hours," said Shepard.
"We'll fall upon Early from three sides and he'll have to retreat to save himself.

He hasn't numbers enough to stand against an army driven forward by a hand like that of General Sheridan." * * * * While Dick, the sergeant and the spy looked from the woods upon the lights of Fisher's Hill the Invincibles lay in an earthwork before it facing their enemy.

Harry Kenton sat with St.Clair, Langdon and Dalton.
The two colonels were not far away.

For almost the first time, Harry's heart failed him.

He did not wish to depreciate Early, but he felt that he was not the great Jackson or anything approaching him.