On the alarm he jumped up, took his gun and marched down the lane which then went all the way to Blind Brook. Kipp also went east by the road intending to cut them off. They were within sight of each other at times. After crossing Blind Brook the Refugees threw down the upper rail jumped their horses over the fence and rode towards Mosier who was waiting for them in the middle of the field and who had drawn up his men in a square

or circle. The field is about a mile and a half from Henry Dusenbury's house.

The Refugees came up a number of times and charged before they fired their pistols, but the horses being pricked reared and made no impression. At length they charged again, and one Strang fired his pistol, and he was instantly shot dead by Mosier's orders. After failing in all their charges Major Hungerford told me that Captain Kipp informed him that they had a consultation and one of the officers proposed they should approach once more, fire their pistols and immediately throw them at Mosier's men with the view of breaking their ranks; but either Kipp or Holmes (probably Holmes) opposed this saying that he knew Mosier well and that the ranks of his men could not be broken.

I should judge from what I have heard that the conflict lasted three quarters of an

hour or an hour. There was a good deal of parleying between the parties at times. Good quarters were offered and refused. Mosier repeatedly gave out that if another shot was fired the offender would be Killed instantly. Strang was taken across a horse by the Refugees to Josiah Fowlers, Kept there, and a flag was sent up for his body. In moving from Merritt's corner to Brundage's field the Refugees and Mosier's men were in sight of each other all the way being less than a quarter of a mile (about sixty rods) from each other.