Summary:
In this July, 1863, Union dispatch, a telegraph operator mentions having an office in the Chambersburg area.

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Gen. Couch:

Loudon,

July 5, 1863.

Col. Pierce pushed the whole of his forces in the direction of Mercersburg. We have an office within 3 miles of Chambersburg.

OPERATOR.

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