Summary:
Union General Robert Patterson, commanding at Chambersburg, writes to Assistant Adjutant Edward D. Townsend in June, 1861, to report on his progress in moving to Hagerstown. He mentions the arrival of General George Cadwalader to take command of troops at Greencastle.

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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA,

Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Headquarters of Army, Washington City:

Chambersburg, Pa.,

June 12, 1861.

Gen. Cadwalader arrived, and goes to Greencastle to command First Division, composed of First, Third, and Fourth Brigades. Am delayed for want of transportation, which comes in slowly. Saturday shall establish depot at Hagerstown, well guarded in advance. Write by mail to-day. Nothing new.

R. PATTERSON,
Maj.-Gen., Commanding.

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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 2, Serial No. 2, Pages 678, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.