nearly midnight
During these days the Riverlawns had been kept busy in the vicinity of Camp Thomas , some twenty-eight miles out of the city . Here one day they had had a fierce brush with Forrest , and when it was over it was discovered that Colonel Lyon was missing . The discovery had caused a shock to Deck , and without delay he had organized a searching party , to learn if his father was killed , wounded , or a prisoner of the enemy . The search had lasted until nearly midnight and the gallant colonel had been found , lying partly under his horse , the latter dead , and the colonel shot through the head and unconscious . As Artie was at Rosebel Greene 's house , it was but natural that Deck should take his father to the same place , since the regular hospitals in Chattanooga were crowded far beyond their capacity . The colonel was placed in a chamber adjoining that of his foster-son , and Rosebel and Miss Pomeroy became his nurses , Deck promising to pay them handsomely for whatever was done . Rosebel said she wanted no pay .