Summary:
Union General Darius Couch writes from Chambersburg to General William F. Smith
in July, 1863, regarding troop movements in the aftermath of the Gettysburg
campaign.
Brig.-Gen. Smith:
Chambersburg,
July 15, 1863.
I want you to remain at Hagerstown for the present, and look to watching the river. I informed Meade to that effect. I can send you all the troops necessary for that purpose, besides having a large reserve under Dana to back you.
D. N. COUCH,
Maj.-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 705, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.