six o'clock
A battery -- four Napoleons -- were advanced ; the other guns were coming up . The cavalry , with Stonewall Brigade supporting , took the Plank road , masking the actual movement . On the old turnpike Stonewall Jackson sat his horse beside Rodes . At six o'clock he looked at his watch , closed it , and put it in his pocket . `` Are you ready , General Rodes ? '' `` Yes , sir . '' `` You can go forward , sir . ''