midday
There was , however , as Foster guessed , other and grimmer work yet ahead of the military . By noon the soldiers at camp found themselves well rested . Nearly all of them had had some hours of sleep . The midday dinner was served , the officers eating at the same time , though sitting apart from their men . As they finished , Captain Foster said : `` Overton , I shall leave you in command of the camp this afternoon . I shall take Terry with me on a tramp through some of this surrounding country . I want to locate other contraband guns or cartridges , if I can .