The order echoed in the girl's heart and she felt that she had too
much at stake not to witness the conflict. Her own high spirit also
prompted the act, and in a moment she was out on the veranda. She
saw her cousin spur directly toward the leader of the Federals, in
whom she recognized the Union scout. His men came galloping after
him, but seemed more inclined to envelop and surround the
Confederates than to engage in hand-to-hand conflicts. The latter
were experienced veterans and quickly recognized that they were
being overpowered and that there was no use in throwing away their
lives. Hasty shots were fired, a few sabres clashed, but the demand,
"Surrender!" heard on all sides, was so well enforced by the aspect
of the situation that compliance soon began. Scoville and Whately,
with those immediately about them, maintained the conflict. The two
young officers were evenly matched as swordsmen, although the
Federal was the larger, stronger, and cooler man. As a result, their
duel was quickly terminated by the loss of Whately's sabre, wrenched
from his hand.
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