1861 August 15

[from the diary of Harrison B. Jones, 33rd Virginia Infantry]

Today was cool and
pleasant. there was a
report in camp to day
that there was fight near
Leesburg; about 700 hun
dred killed taken
prisoners & several killed
of the enemy

The only action in Virginia the previous week was a skirmish near Grafton, now W. Va.
As Grafton is about 100 miles from Leesburg, the "report in camp" was probably an unfounded rumor