midnight
`` Any kind of a trick would be justifiable in capturing such a rascal as you , '' said Deck , as he directed Faraway to disarm the prisoner . This done , and making sure that the fellow could not walk away , they propped him up on the creek bridge and left him . Returning to the vicinity of the mansion , Deck found that one other guerilla had been captured by Artie and Clinker , and that white men and negroes were scattered in all directions endeavoring to round up the remainder . The search for the fleeing ones was kept up until midnight , and two others were wounded and taken into custody . All the prisoners were either marched or carried to Fort Bedford , and here the wounded ones were cared for as tenderly as though they were friends instead of enemies . The dead were laid out for burial , unless the bodies should be claimed by relatives or friends . Deck had bound a silk handkerchief around his neck , which felt stiff where the bullet had scratched it .