I presume the enemy was as much in need of time as ourselves.
A volume could be filled with the stories of personal valor during that battle.

General Lew Wallace says his division was, at a certain time, forming on one side of a field, while the Rebels were on the opposite side.

The color-bearer of a Rebel regiment stepped in front of his own line, and waved his flag as a challenge to the color-bearer that faced him.

Several of our soldiers wished to meet the challenge, but their officers forbade it.

Again the Rebel stepped forward, and planted his flag-staff in the ground.