four o'clock in the afternoon
The place where he was confined was in the lower part of the fort , directly in range of the shells from the iron-clads , and Frank expected to be struck by them every moment , for the pieces flew about him in all directions . Oh , how he prayed that the fort might be taken ! He could see that one of their heaviest guns was dismounted , and a large detail of men was constantly occupied in carrying off the dead and wounded . The firing continued until four o'clock in the afternoon , and then the gun-boats suddenly withdrew . The rebels cheered loudly as they disappeared around a bend in the river , and Frank gave up all hope : nothing now remained for him but a long captivity . That evening , as soon as it was dark , he , with the other prisoners , was marched on board the General Quitman , a large steamer , lying just below the fort , and carried to Haines ' Bluff , and from thence they went by rail to Vicksburg . Here Frank was separated from his men , and confined , for two days , with several army officers , in a small room in the jail .