Summary:
Union General Darius Couch, commanding at Chambersburg, reports to General
William Averell that his forces are falling back to Chambersburg in the face of
a Confederate advance in July, 1864.
Gen. W. W. AVERELL:
CHAMBERSBURG,
July 30, 1864
My force, under Lieut. McLean, is being driven in from Saint Thomas, and falling back upon Chambersburg.
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 37, Serial No. 71, Pages 514, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.