Summary:
Union Captain J. N. Potter writes from Chambersburg to General William F. Smith in July, 1863. Potter discusses supply and troop movements.

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Brig. Gen. William F. Smith, Greencastle:

Chambersburg,

July 20, 1863.

Gen. Meade telegraphs he has broken up the depots at Frederick. The surplus stores at Berlin have been sent to Sandy Hook, for the use of the troops at Maryland Heights and Hagerstown.

The general wishes you to let him know, when you arrive at Hagerstown, of the practicability of supplies for your staff from Sandy Hook.

Lieut. Edward A. Duer will be sent you as soon as he can be supplied.

J. N. POTTER,
Capt., and Aide-de-Camp.

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