midnight
Down from his horse he came with a weak , hysterical sob . `` O Tom -- Tom , I might have known it was you -- my gallant , noble boy -- my Irish Gray ! '' He kissed , as he thought , the dead face , and went on with his men . It was just midnight . `` At midnight , all being quiet in front , in accordance with orders from the commanding Generals , '' writes General J. D. Cox in his official report , `` I withdrew my command to the north bank of the river . '' `` The battle closed about twelve o'clock at night , '' wrote General Hood , `` when the enemy retreated rapidly on Nashville , leaving the dead and wounded in our hands . We captured about a thousand prisoners and several stands of colors . ''