Summary:
In this July 3, 1863, dispatch, Department of Pennsylvania commander Darius Couch attempts to set cavalry in motion to harass the Army of Northern Virginia's rear during the battle of Gettysburg. He asks that cavalry be sent toward Chambersburg.

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Col. Pierce, Bloody Run:

Harrisburg,

July 3, 1863

Lee has been fighting Meade. Can't you put forward your cavalry toward Chambersburg, and harass his rear, keeping a sharp lookout? No time is to be lost. So far, our people have the advantage. Put your whole column, infantry and cavalry, in motion toward McConnellsburg. In case of reverse, you can retire to the mountains-- Mount Union or Perry County.

Telegraph me at different points where you are.

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