One o'clock
A little later he received an order from Jackson . `` General Hill will withdraw his troops to the left of the road , in rear of his present position , where he will await further orders . '' Hill went , with shut lips . One o'clock -- two o'clock -- half-past two . `` O God , have mercy ! _ Is _ this the Army of the Valley ? '' Allan Gold , detached at dawn on scout duty , found himself about this time nearer to the Confederate centre than to his own base of operations at the left .