Summary:
In this July 3, 1863, dispatch, Department of the Susquehanna commander Darius Couch attempts to set cavalry in motion to harass the Army of Northern Virginia's rear areas during the battle of Gettysburg. He mentions Federal cavalry and Confederate forces in the Chambersburg area.

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Col. Pierce,
Bloody Run, or elsewhere:

Harrisburg,

July 3, 1863.

Move on with your whole force to the passes near McConnellsburg, and as near Chambersburg and Mercersburg as possible.

My cavalry were near Chambersburg yesterday, and so were the rebels. Make every exertion to harass, and show of force. I think Meade will whip them to-morrow, and we must help him every way. Push on at all hazards.

Send this dispatch. Notify me 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.