"That last round took all the fight out of them hell-hounds across the field." "Some of you had better go over to the camp there and get our axes.
We'll have to cut a road through the cedars if we take these guns off," said Harry, tieing a handkerchief around the gaping saber wound in his temple.

"The rest of you get around to the right, and keep a sharp look out for the flank." So they worked their way back, and a little after noon came to the open fields by the pike.
---- As the wagon rolled slowly down the pike toward Nashville Rachel, in spite of anxiety, fell asleep.

Some hours later she was awakened by the driver shaking her rudely.
"Wake up!" he shouted, "ef ye value yer life!" "Where are we ?" she asked, rubbing her eyes.
"At Stewart's Creek," answered the driver, "an' all o' Wheeler's cavalry are out thar' in them woods." She looked out.

She could see some miles ahead of her, and as far as she could see the road was filled with wagons moving toward Nashville.

A sharp spurt of firing on the left attracted her attention, and she saw a long wave of horsemen ride out of the woods, and charge the wagon-guards, who made a sharp resistance, but at length fled before overwhelming numbers.