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1846 November 24th Benjamin Brush: "Theall and his horse were both killed on the spot. After crossing the pond, they (White's detachment) took a horse to Capt [Pope] who was a fleshy man, and tired with the long march. Heard, Peyton, Carr, a trumpeter, and about seven men remained behind as a
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rearguard. Heard and Peyton turned suddenly - one, to the right, and the other to the left; and Peyton, with a backhand blow killed one dead. - (Peyton was a very tall man - Heard not much above the middle size, but strongly, actively, and elegantly form- -ed.] Heard killed the other who hung sometime by the stirrups. Gaines was taken about a mile north of Stanwich church, and Dr. Belcher lived then in North Street at Mr. Horton Reynolds. Colonel Mead was taken prisoner, and Captain Sylvanus Mead of the 9 months men was also taken by Captain Frink at Clapboard Ridge west of North Street. Major Fitch, commanded the whale boat man. Black rate was not known or enforced in Connecticut, I think, but they confiscated (when folks went below) their property.
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Emmerick (when surprised by Hop- -kins) kept swinging his [sword] behind his head for protection while being pursued by Carr, and calling for his men to rally, and for the infantry to come to his assistance. Captain Reynolds, of the whaleboats, killed Shube Merritt at New Rochelle. Windows of houses, where White had been quartered at Stanwich, which were broken in &c, viz: by Tarleton's dragoons, were those of the Widows In- -gersoll and Austin, &c. Part of Hatfield's party came through the fields, I suppose, in order to collect the cattle and to flank the main body.