— so ▁the ▁second ▁re bel ▁camp , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁away , ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁al ar med . ▁ ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁charged ▁down ▁the ▁valley , ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁, ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁re bel ▁caval ry ▁camp . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁surprised ▁reb els ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁have ▁their ▁weapons ▁loaded . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁reb els ▁tried ▁to ▁acc ost ▁the ▁Union ▁caval ry ▁by ▁gra bb ing ▁their ▁legs , ▁but ▁were ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁but t ▁of ▁a ▁Col t ▁revol ver ▁or ▁a ▁sab er . ▁ ▁Pow ell ▁demanded ▁a ▁surrender ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁sp aring ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁reb els , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁accepted . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁Pow ell , ▁David son , ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁men ▁captured ▁a ▁camp ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Confeder ate ▁caval ry ▁men ▁without ▁firing ▁a ▁weapon , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁After math ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁surprised ▁reb els ▁fled , ▁and ▁purs uit ▁was ▁difficult ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁terrain . ▁Colonel ▁Pa xt on ▁and ▁the ▁regiment ▁did ▁not ▁arrive ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁re bel ▁surrender , ▁but ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁regiment ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁other ▁Confeder ate ▁caval ry ▁camp ▁from ▁attack ing . ▁A ▁second ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁after ▁" bre aking ▁up " ▁the ▁re bel ▁cam ps ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁Cov ington ▁to ▁rescue ▁a ▁Union ▁sympath izer ▁held