Thursday [August] 15 [1861]

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

Wednesday, August 14, 1861

this morning took the
cards at F. Royal for the
Juncktion arrived there about
ten o'clock; walk from to
Centerville - got in camp
about 5 o'clock - & found
the company doing
pretty well

Tuesday [August] 13 [1861]

To day I left Home again
for Manassas Juncktion
reached Front Royal about
5 o'clock. called to see
Hite. he is getting much
better. took tea with
Mr Jones and went
after tea to the hotel
& spent the night