Summary:
Union General Darius Couch writes Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in June, 1863, to give an estimate of Confederate forces in Chambersburg.

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Received 4 p. m.
Hon. Secretary of War:

Harrisburg,

June 17, 1863

The rebel force at Chambersburg has been counted, and from 1,200 to 1,500 reported, all mounted infantry or carbineers. They picket 5 miles this side.

D. N. COUCH,:
Maj.-Gen.

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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. 45, Pages 186, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.