'You have written a grand page in American history this day, boys.

For it was not for fame nor for empire you fought; but for your rights as freemen, for your homes and your faith.' "The next moment he fell from his horse and we laid him down at the foot of an oak tree.

He had fainted from loss of blood and the agony of his wound, combined with the superhuman exertions and anxieties of the past week." "But he is better now ?" "Yes; I dressed the wound as well as my appliances permitted; but he will not be able to use his foot for some time.

No one slept that night.
Weary as the men were, their excitement and happiness were too great for the bonds of sleep.

In the morning the rich spoils of the enemy's camp were divided among them.