Summary:
Union General Darius Couch writes Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in June, 1863, to report two Confederate divisions in Chambersburg. He expresses fear for the safety of the valley.

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Secretary of War, Washington:

Harrisburg, Pa.,

June 24, 1863

Rodes and Jenkins were at Chambersburg last night. Have been advancing all day. I shall not at present with my force be able to drive them from the Valley.

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