Battles in Culpeper County, Virginia, 1861-1865 - And Other Articles #266311

Two days thereafter, Duncan and Philip Field were killed, and a few days following, William was also slain on the battlefield. Their bodies were sent to their homes, and buried in the family burying ground, where they sleep with their ancestors of many generations. There names are worthy to be remem bered and cherished by the people of Culpeper among their heroic dead. The death of his two promising sons broke the heart of the father, Judge Field, who soon sank into a premature grave.