nearly nine o'clock at night
The whole line was reformed . Jackson cried to Hill and Lane and other generals to push on . The whole army was in line for a fresh attack , and they could hear the sounds made by the enemy cutting down timber and fortifying . It was now nearly nine o'clock at night , and save for the fires that burned here and there and the flash of the picket firing , the night that hung over the Wilderness was dark and heavy . Harry passed once more near the Invincibles , who were lying down , panting with weariness , but exultant . They had lost a third of their numbers in the attack , but the wounds of his own friends were not serious . `` Do you know whether we charge them again , Harry ? ''