Two o'clock
From the rear , far down the road , could be heard the voices of Bee , Bartow , and Elzey . Ardour , elasticity , strength returned to the Army of the Shenandoah . With a triumphant cry the First Brigade wheeled into the road that led eastward through the Blue Ridge by Ashby 's Gap . Two o'clock , three o'clock , four o'clock came and passed . Enthusiasm carried the men fast and far , but they were raw troops and they suffered . The sun , too , was enthusiastic , burning with all its might . The road proved neither cool nor shady .