about midnight
From whatever point you approached their muzzles would be sure to face you . '' `` The colonel is undoubtedly right about his friend Carrington , '' said St. Clair to Harry and Langdon . `` I guess those guns scared us more than anything else . '' Stuart and his command left them about midnight . A brilliant moon and a myriad of stars made the night so bright that Harry saw for a long time the splendid man on the splendid horse , leading his men to some new task . Then he lay down and slept heavily until dawn . They remained in the fort two days longer , and then came an order from Beauregard for them to abandon it , and rejoin the main army .