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Rh them in order to give Mohler a chance to escape. Mohler disguised himself and deceived the enemy by a report that the woods were full of Confederates in the direction they were going. In February, 1865, Dunn followed Colonel Chapman to the northern neck of Virginia, while there was promoted surgeon and, on account of his valuable service, was ordered by the war department to keep Privates Wallace, Jett, and "Commodore" Payne, and remain in that region. After receiving news of the fall of Richmond, he, in company with Lieutenant Murphy, rejoined Mosby in time to be at the disbandment at Salem, Fauquier county, April 21, 1865. Since the war Surgeon Dunn has been engaged very successfully in the medical practice at Glade Spring. He treasures a number of interesting mementoes of his service, among which are the instruments he used in extracting a ball from Colonel Mosby, those used in dressing the wounds of Colonel Turney, Colonel George and Major Buchanan, and documents bearing the signatures of Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis.

William Purnell Dupuy, a prominent citizen of Roanoke, Va., ex-member of the legislature and postmaster, served gallantly in his youth as a trooper in the cavalry of the army of Northern Virginia. He was born in Charlotte county in 1S4S, and, when five years of age, was taken by his parents, on their removal, to Prince Edward county, where he was reared and prepared for Hampden-Sidney college. He left that institution in March, 1863, for a career under the gallant "Jeb" Stuart. Entering the service as a private in the Third regiment of cavalry, he participated in the fights at Brandy Station, the raid around Meade's army into Pennsylvania, the third day at Gettysburg, Yellow Tavern, the engagements about Fredericksburg, in one of which, in Fauquier county, October 9, 1863, he was shot in the head, causing three months' disability; all the cavalry engagements with Grant's army in the spring of 1864, two battles at Winchester, the affair at Tom's Brook, October 9, 1864, when he was again disabled, this time for two months, by a gunshot wound in the shoulder; the fight at Port Republic, Rosser's raid to Beverly, W. Va., Five Forks, and the fighting on the retreat to Appomattox, including Sailor's Creek. At the time of the surrender he was half way between the Appomattox depot and Court House, and was paroled at Farmville, in June, 1865. This gallant career was closed in his twentieth year. He taught school during the year following the close of hostilities, and then, his father having died, he occupied the home farm and managed it until 1890, when he made his residence at Roanoke, having previously engaged in the real estate business at that city. While a resident of Prince Edward county, he was elected, in the fall of 1885, to the State legislature and was subsequently twice re-elected, serving with honor and influence. As a citizen of Roanoke he is held in like esteem, and in 1894 he was appointed postmaster of the city.

Captain H. H. Dyer, second lieutenant-commander of Cabell-Graves camp, Danville, Va., was born in Henry county, December 16, 1833, the son of Hugh N. and Ruth A. (Draper) Dyer, of that county, of which the father was a prominent official. Captain Dyer was reared upon a farm, became engaged in mercantile pursuits, and had served as captain and major in the State militia prior to the