Summary:
Union General William F. Smith writes General Darius Couch at Chambersburg in
July, 1863, to discuss orders for troop movements in the aftermath of the
Gettysburg campaign.
Received 4.45 p. m.
Maj.-Gen. Couch,
Chambersburg, Pa.:
Hagerstown, Md.,
July 14, 1863.
My command is still intact, but as the enemy has gone, I suppose I shall be left again subject to your orders. Shall I return to Chambersburg or remain here?
WM. F. SMITH,
Brig.-Gen.
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 697, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.