Not knowing how or where to go,
The enemy halted in the darkness of the night
And our scattered forces continued the flight.
In our hasty retreat we lost in our flight
All we had gained in the morning fight.
The surprise was successful and our victory complete,
If we had been able the prisoners guns and wagon trains to keep.
Fortunes are made and lost in a day,
And battles sometimes won and lost in the same time and way.
After the battle was over we had cause to weep,