back, not rapidly, but foot by foot, toward Duff's Claim.

"Don't retreat, boys!" he shouted. "Stand up to it like men! The victory
is ours, for more Union troops are coming. Charge! and I will lead you!"
and he did, with such a magnificent show of heroism that the four
companies seemed to become inspired, and sent the enemy on the retreat.
Then the cannon was reloaded, and the Confederates received another dose
of canister, just as the Michigan infantry came into view.

"Surrender!" cried Deck, and the cry was taken up from behind the
Confederates. But the leader of the enemy's force did not deem that the
time to give up had yet arrived, and ordered his men into the woods.

It was a fatal blunder, for here they ran into the arms of the
panic-stricken crowd, hemmed in by Captain Ripley's sharpshooters.
Before they knew what to do, the second and third battalions were
ordered up, and also Life Knox's command. Three more volleys were fired
by the Unionists and one by the Confederates, and then the ranking
officer of the latter, a major, held up his sabre to which he attached
his handkerchief, as a token of surrender.

"I am Major Dudley Arkell," he said to Colonel Lyon, who received the
surrender. "I hardly know what commands I have here, as I was taken out
of my own regiment, and placed here but an hour ago,--after these poor
fellows' officers were shot down."

"I am Colonel Lyon, of the Riverlawn Cavalry of Kentucky."

Major Arkell extended his hand, which the colonel shook willingly.

"I am proud to know you, Colonel Lyon, and I have heard of the
Riverlawns before. They were pitted against some relatives of mine at
Stone River,--a captain and a lieutenant, who were captured by your
force. In behalf of these men I have surrendered to you, and who are
not my own command, I request that you will treat them with
consideration."

"I shall do the best I can for them--I do that for all prisoners,"
answered Colonel Lyon, soberly. "I do not believe in making war any more
heartrending than is necessary."

"Your humanitarianism does you credit, Colonel Lyon," concluded Major
Arkell, as he saluted, and rode to the rear.

With as little delay as possible, the captured troops were made to throw
their weapons into a heap. Under a guard of one battalion--the third,
they were speedily escorted to the rear and placed among other
prisoners, also captured within the hour.

The next movement was to obtain two army wagons, and