Summary:
Union General Darius Couch writes Abraham Lincoln with reports of Confederate troop strengths throughout Franklin County in June, 1863.

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Received 10.08 a. m.
Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States:

Harrisburg,

June 24, 1863

Rebel cavalry are this side of Chambersburg. Scouts from Gettysburg report 7,000 at Greencastle. Deserters say A. P. Hill and Longstreet are across the Potomac; 40,000.

Ten deserters in at McConnellsburg from Ewell's forces, say the latter is at Greencastle, with 30,000 men and thirty pieces of artillery. Two lieutenants taken prisoners say that Lee's headquarters are at Millwood, 12 miles from Winchester.

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