Summary:
Union General in Chief Henry Halleck writes General David Hunter in July, 1864, with reports that Confederate forces entered Chambersburg.

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Maj.-Gen. HUNTER:

WASHINGTON,

July 30, 1864

It is reported that the enemy entered Chambersburg this morning at 3 a. m. in three columns. If so, it is to be presumed that your troops have marched by South Mountain or toward Emmitsburg. It is absolutely necessary that I should know where they are in order to send re-enforcements.

H. W. HALLECK,
Maj.-Gen. and Chief of Staff.

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