 The other men of his command, at home and visiting their families, had no way to know of his decision to leave early or of the danger they faced.According to military records, the remaining Union soldiers gathered at Hobdy's Bridge as ordered on the morning of May 19, 1865, only to learn that Carroll and the main body were already gone.Turning their horses onto the long wooden bridge over Pea River, the cavalrymen started off to follow their commander's route.