midnight
`` Right , of course , Harry . We 'll be marching against Hooker long before the dawn . '' Dalton 's prediction came true earlier than he had expected . Jackson marched at midnight from his position on the Massaponnax Hills to join the small command of Anderson , which alone faced Hooker . He was as silent as ever , the figure bent forward a little and the brow knitted with thought . Close behind him came his staff , Harry and Dalton knee to knee . They had known as soon as Jackson mounted his horse and turned his head southwestward that they were marching toward the Wilderness and against Hooker .