Here and there an abandoned cannon was taken.

Rifles flashed all through the darkness, and the horses of the Union cavalry were driven to the utmost.
Neither Dick nor his companions felt exhaustion.

Their excitement was too great, and the taste of triumph was too strong.

They had seen no such victory before, and eager and willing they still led the advance.
Midnight passed and the pursuit never ceased until it reached Woodstock, ten miles from Fisher's Hill.

By that time Sheridan's infantry was exhausted, and as Early was beginning to draw together the remains of his force he would prove too strong for the cavalry alone.
At dawn the army of Sheridan stopped, the troopers almost falling from their horses in exhaustion, while Early used the opportunity to escape with what was left of his men, leaving behind many prisoners and twenty cannon.