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July 1861

Tuesday 16 Wind SE Clear & very hot. Cultivating and laying by Corn. Rain last night

Wednesday 17 Wind SW. Alternately Clear & cloudy very hot. Cultivating and laying by Corn. John & Milly sick Twenty drafted Melitia came to keep guard on my Point to day but the Governor has issued a Proclamation calling out the whole of the Militia so they were permitted to go home by my Brother He went to Richmond To.day

Thursday 18 Wind S Clear & hot. Cultivating & laying by Corn. I went to Gloster Point & brought a sick soldier a Mr Shields of Louisianna to Mr Bryon’s. Genl Garnetts army in the North West (Randolph county) has encountered serious desasters. Lt Col Pegram at Rich Mountain with 300 Men by 12 or 15 Thousand men under Genl McClellan ed was surrounded ^ & nearly his whole command killed wound^ & taken Garnett coming to his relief met the Enemy at Cheat River where he poor Nobel fellow was killed, but his command retreated in good order & the Enemy also fell back. Capt Skipwith of the Powhatan Rifles & Lt Boyd of Buckingham killed at Rich Mtn & about 60 privates. Tis said they fought desperately. Lt Col Pegram taken prisoner.

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July 1861

Friday 19th

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Wind S.W. Cloudy and rained last ^ and very hard about day break & until 19 O.clk. Thinning Corn. Cutting Poles to fence in Wheat Straw. Col Wm B Taliaferro’s boy Wellington & Man Sam Robbed & attempted to burn his house & make their escape to the Yankees a few night since. Wellington was taken, Sam is at large Col Taliaferro is with his Regiment (the 23rd) in Randolph County

Saturday 20

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Wind S Cloudy & rained in mg. Clear [in Evening][crossed out] a thunder cloud in Ev g. & rain till 5 O.clk then clear. Thinning Corn. Cutting & hauling Poles. Warner returned from Richmond this Ev.g. The desasters in the North West are as bad as reported. We gained a glorious victory at [“Bull Run”][underlined] near Manassas on Thursday. Beauregard entirely defeated & chased off a large force probably 15 or 20 thousand with inferior numbers killing and wounding numbers estimated at between five & nine hundred of the Yankees. Our loss as reported by some sixty, other 130, among them Major Carter Harrison & Capt Jas K Lee both good officers & men. I stood guard at the Point. Maria and the Children went to Wilsons Creek this Evg. The baby is unwell & we thought a change would benefit her.