Summary:
Union General-in-Chief Henry Halleck orders Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin to gather troops and cooperate with McClellan in retaking Chambersburg after it fell to Confederate cavalry in October, 1862.

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GOVERNOR CURTIN, Harrisburg, Pa.:

Washington,

October 10, 1862.

Communicate with Gen. McClellan and Gen. Wool, and use any troops within your reach to cut off the rebels at Chambersburg. I have telegraphed to Gen. McClellan but am uncertain about his getting the massage.

H. W. HALLECK,
Gen.-in-Chief.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 19, Serial No. 28, Pages 65, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.