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October 28th. Isaac Daniels of Chestnut ridge: "I am 86 years old, and served for two years under Capt. Moseman (Marcus Moseman, I believe) in Colonel Thomas's regiment. I was in several skirmishes. Once of the Kipp's of DeLanceys Refugees came up to Bedford and drove off a great number of cattle. Captain Moseman's company and other volunteers pursued. I think Moseman was along, but am not certain. He was reported to be rather timorous. Ephraim Knowlton was our lieutenant and a good officer. He was with us this time and he most generally commanded the company. We pursued on the road and passed North Castle church and overtook the Refugees five or six miles below the church. When we fired upon Kipps party they abandoned the cattle or most of them. We followed on very fiercely
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and were soon after after joined by Lieutenant Janes [X] and three privates of Sheldon's. All at once as we raised an eminence, we came upon the main body of the enemy's horse who were waiting for us over the crest of the hill. They instantly charged. Lieutenant Janes was badly wounded in the arm and head, taken and paroled. One horseman dismounted, joined us and escaped, but the other two were taken. Thaddeus Seely, a private of our company was wounded and taken. None of our com- -pany was killed and no others wounded They did not pursue us far. We retook thirty, forty of fifty head of cattle. They did not take Jaynes far before they paroled him. Seely was taken below. They took no other prisoners that I know of. We escaped by taking to the woods. There were about fifty or sixty of us besides Sheldon's