Washington knelt beside him and felt his bloody garments.
"The Colonel is wounded," he said to his orderly. "Go for help."
The scout, weak from the loss of blood, tried to regain his feet but failed. He lay back and whispered:
"I guess the sap has all oozed out o' me but I had enough."
Washington was one of those who put him on a stretcher and carried him to the hospital.
When he was lying on his bed and his clothes were being removed, the Commander-in-Chief paid him this well deserved compliment as he held his hand:
"Colonel, when the war is won it will be only because I have had men like you to help me."
Soon Jack came to his side and then Margaret. General Washington asked the latter about Mrs. Arnold.
"My mother is doing what she can to comfort her," Margaret answered.
Solomon revived under stimulants and was able to tell them briefly of the dire struggle he had had.