294 7 [margin: 1845] November 19th Hannah Miller of Greenburg: "I was born a Mabie at the house in White Plains where John Fisher now lives, and am eighty six years old. During the Rebellion, I lived with my aunt the widow Brewer who resided in the house, where John Wolf of afterwards lived and which is now occupied by Caprons, being on the road to Robins's Mills and about three quarters of a mile or a mile from Abraham Miller's corner where the road branches off. I saw the battle on Chatterton's Hill from the high grounds of North Castle, and our house was immediately afterwards filled with the wounded, among whom was Captain Scott of Virginia. He was dangerously wounded and died next morning. I saw not many years ago an account in the newspapers (I believe) of this same Captain Scott in which it

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8 295 [margin: 1845] was mentioned that after the battle of White Plains he was taken to the house of a widow where he died. Colonel Shepherd about this time was wounded in the neck and recovered. General (Colonel?) Nixon and Greaton had their Head Quarters at my aunt Brewers (in 1778, probably). The military and surgeons at the battle of White Plains came in without ceremony and took possession of some of our rooms bringing some bedding and an immense quantity of lint with them. The wounded were soon after taken to North Castle Church. This church was Episcopalian and stood two miles or more north of Mile square. It was converted into an hospital, and used as such during most part of the war. They formerly passed this Church, often times in going to Bedford though that route was some what longer. (They must have been what Mrs. Sally Holmes called the