Illustration of the Battle of Dranesville found in the Jan. 11, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly. This full page illustration shows the Union artillery firing across the Leesburg Pike and towards the distant Confederates in what is now part of Reston, Virginia.
Great Falls residents, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation, will rededicate on Saturday, Sept. 24 a historical marker commemorating the 1861 Battle of Dranesville. At the community's request, VDOT has moved the marker onto Georgetown Pike and the site of this Civil War battle. The program, including remarks by local historians Karen Washburn and John Waggoner and Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the nearby Dranesville Church of the Brethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike (Route 7 and next to the Seneca Hill Animal Hospital and Spa). Local boy scout troops and Civil War re-enactors will participate and period music will be performed.