“From this point Captain Chapman, taking with him Hefflebower and another, proceeded to the house of Hefflebower’s father, not far from the cavalry camp near Berryville, in order to obtain additional information.  There he fell in with three Yankees, upon whom he imposed himself for a provost guard, and captured them without resistance.  On his route with the prisoners back to the command, as he passed near the house of Colonel Josiah Ware, a party of Yankees who were there saw him, and Immediately started in pursuit.  This accident saved that beautiful mansion, for it had been already fired by these men, who being thus diverted, the family were enabled to extinguish the flames.”

Reference Data:

Partisan life with Colonel John S. Mosby, by John Scott, 1867, page 281