About noon
The night was an anxious one . Morning came , but still nothing was heard of any reinforcements . `` We will wait another day , '' said Morgan . About noon cheering was heard , and Morgan 's men nearly went wild with enthusiasm , as nearly two hundred splendidly mounted men came galloping into camp . When the captain in command reported , Morgan thanked him in the warmest terms , and then looking eagerly around , said : `` Where is Lieutenant Pennington ? I do not see him . '' `` Lieutenant Pennington , '' answered the Captain , `` asked leave to take twenty men and scout toward Cave City .