Summary:
In this July, 1863, dispatch, Union General Daniel Butterfield writes General William F. Smith on the aftermath of the battle of Gettysburg. Butterfield reports that Lee's forces are falling back on Chambersburg.

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Gen. William F. Smith:

Hdqrs. Army of the Potomac,

July 5, 1863.

Gen.:

Capt. West left here this morning. Our headquarters move at 6.30 a. m. to Frederick. We move, to turn the enemy, via South Mountain passes.

The enemy, from all we can learn, is falling back on Chambersburg. His bridges at Williamsport were destroyed to-day by our cavalry, and a portion of one of his ammunition trains destroyed.

Hastily, your obedient servant,

DANL. BUTTERFIELD,
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 540, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.