Summary:
Union Captain T. T. Eckert is informed of the situation in Chambersburg as Confederate cavalry approached the town in October, 1862. Telegraph lines to the city are reported down, and the railroad open.

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Capt. T. T. Eckert:

PHILADELPHIA, PA.,

October 10, 1862.

The operator at Chambersburg says there is a large force of rebel cavalry reported 10 miles of that place. Our wire is down between Chambersburg and Bedford-probably cut. Railroad route alright.

ZEIGLER,
Philadelphia Office.

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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 66, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.