4 o'clock in the morning
The column under Gen. Wilkins came up early that night and was posted on the right of our army , with its right on Hawks Run . `` Gen. Buda also arrived during the night and was given position on the left , his left resting on the river . The center , held by Sherwood , was re-enforced by Hudson and that portion of Prince 's command not captured . The artillery was put in battery in the center and on the right center , and orders given for the men to replenish their boxes with ammunition , to sleep on their arms , and at 4 o'clock in the morning to make a simultaneous attack all along the line with infantry and artillery , moving the artillery rapidly to the front . This being understood , all were quiet . The enemy were so confident of having our army at their mercy that they lighted fires and made night hideous with their howls . During the night the leaves and grass were set on fire by some unknown means and burned over the battlefield , causing great consternation , as many of the wounded were yet lying where they fell .