On July 25, 1863, while moving toward Wintersville, Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and his Confederate raiders stopped at the farm of Mrs. John Hanna for a short nap and meal. As they worked through the area south of here toward Wintersville, they encountered scouts of the Jefferson County militia, and several volleys were exchanged, leaving a militiaman dead and a local woman wounded. The Confederates then passed quickly through Wintersville on the way to Richmond, warning inhabitants to take cover from the coming fight. At Two Ridges Church, regular Union forces under Major William B. Way caught up with Morgan's rear units, and several of Way's troopers were wounded in the skirmish. As militia commanded by Colonel James Collier came up the hill from the east toward the church, dust raised by Morgan's troops obstructed their view. At the same time, Union forces under General Shackelford were advancing from the south. The militia loaded their artillery piece with scrap iron and fired, but mistakenly raked the Union line. The confusion was soon corrected, but it gave Morgan and his men a lead to the north.