▁groups . ▁He ▁sent ▁the ▁caval ry ▁soldiers ▁south ▁ ▁under ▁Major ▁Wille tt s ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁fle eing ▁Confeder ates ▁and ▁seeking ▁G ov . ▁Col bert . ▁He ▁ordered ▁Colonel ▁W att les ▁to ▁take ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁inf antry ▁and ▁proceed ▁to ▁old ▁Fort ▁Hol mes . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁Phill ips ▁ordered ▁his ▁troops ▁to ▁burn ▁Pont ot oc ▁Court ▁House ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁and ▁Ch ick as aw ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁C och ran . ▁He ▁also ▁ordered ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Col bert ▁Institute , ▁a ▁pre - war ▁Ch ick as aw ▁school ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁house ▁Confeder ate ▁troops . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁was ▁a ▁defeat ▁for ▁the ▁Confeder ates . ▁However , ▁the ▁mist re at ment ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁kill ings ▁of ▁wounded ▁soldiers ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁troops ▁strength ened ▁the ▁resolve ▁of ▁Confeder ates ▁and ▁their ▁sympath izers ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁fight . ▁ ▁The ▁A to ka ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁celebr ates ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Middle ▁Bog gy ▁with ▁a ▁re en act ment ▁every ▁third ▁year . ▁The ▁next ▁event ▁will ▁be ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁C emetery ▁A ▁c emetery , ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁C emetery ▁near ▁A to ka , ▁was ▁established ▁along ▁the ▁But ter field ▁Stage ▁road ▁before ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Although ▁local ▁residents ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁buried ▁here ▁were