Summary:
Union General in Chief Henry Halleck writes General Darius Couch at Chambersburg in this July 15, 1863 dispatch concerning the movement of New York militia from Pennsylvania to New York City. The New York militia participated in the defense of Pennsylvania during the Gettysburg campaign, and some were then recalled, probably to help put down the New York City draft riots.

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Maj.-Gen. Couch,
Chambersburg, Pa.:

Washington, D. C.,

July 15, 1863.

Sir:

Only two New York regiments were ordered from your command to New York City. Why have eleven regiments been sent there, and by what authority?

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 27, Serial No. 44, Pages 921, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.