Noon
He hung the coat on the iron end of the spade , and tied his hat above on a stick ; then he went down the ravine about ten yards , faced us , raised his dummy , and marched quickly toward us . This was the first dummy that the rebels had ever seen march , no doubt ; at any rate their whole force was at once busy ; the fire rolled from left to right far down the line , yet when Freeman examined his garments he found that neither hat nor coat had been struck . `` You see , '' said Freeman , `` we can all run out when we want to . '' Noon had come ; after eating , I became exceedingly sleepy ; I must make some effort to keep awake . `` Sergeant , '' I said , `` if you say so , I 'll go down the gully a little , and see what 's there . '' `` All right , Jones ; but do n't go far . '' I soon reached a turn in the ravine -- a turn to the right , toward our line .