Summary:
Union General William Averell writes in July, 1864, to General Darius Couch, commanding at Chambersburg, with rumors and reports from Confederate deserters.

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Maj.-Gen. COUCH,
Chambersburg, Pa.:

JULY 29, 1864.

I have not heard from Falling Waters this morning, except through two deserters, who confirm the report of last night with reference to the position of enemy's camps. They also say there was a rumor that Breckinridge intended North Mountain trip.

WM. W. AVERELL,
Brig.-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 37, Serial No. 71, Pages 507, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.