C. called Gilbert, where Dunlap was confined for some time, in an upper room, where one of our men (as was said) privately shot him dead with a pistol."[20] In his report on the incident to General Greene, Pickens described the murderers as "a set of men chiefly known"[21] before naming one as an "Overmountain Man named Cobb." Pickens said he put up a substantial reward for Cobb's capture, an action which Greene praised as a "just and prudent measure to bring the criminals to justice."[22] Pickens also sent word to the British commander at Ninety Six that all the American officers looked with "horror and detestation" on the murder. In truth, Pickens's statements probably lacked sincerity since both sides knew the identities of the murderers yet none were ever arrested. The killers had been as unconcerned by witnesses as they had by the presence of Dunlap's guards. The most detailed account of Dunlap's murder comes from his fellow prisoner, Capt. Daniel Cozens of the New Jersey Volunteers. Vivid and gruesome: Five of the rebel militia entered the room about eleven o clock at night and came over the bed with a lighted candle & immediately discharged two pistols at his head the explosion of which woke those officers that were sleeping with him & finding Captain Dunlap shot, they [implored] the Rebels not to murder them." At that point the rebels noticed their shots had set the bed on fire which started to quickly burn out of control. In the confusion, the rebels began to threaten the other British officers with death if they failed to get the fire out, "which they did with the assistance of some water that lay in the room; they then demanded Captain Dunlap's helmet, boots, & spurs and desired the officers with Captain Dunlap to lie down on which they left the room for about five minutes & then returned as before and one of them going up to the bed cried out, 'Damn him he's not yet dead' and discharged another pistol at him, & then left the room.