midnight
The men caught fire when he came near them , and we went to Goliad like eagles flying for their prey . We took the town , and the garrison , and all the arms and military stores . I will tell you something that came to pass there . At midnight , as I and Jack stood with the Senor Doctor by the camp-fire , a stranger rode up to us . It was Colonel Milam . He was flying from a Mexican prison and had not heard of the revolt of the Americans . He made the camp ring with his shout of delight .