Summary:
Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin writes Secretary of War Edwin Stanton on the situation in Pennsylvania on July 30, 1864. He mentions the destruction done to Chambersburg, and discusses plans for raising troops and supplies for state defense.

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Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War:

HARRISBURG, PA.,

July 30, 1864

Military officers of the department report the enemy in Cumberland Valley, in large force, within fifty miles of this capital. Great destruction of property has taken place in Chambersburg. I believe from 30,000 to 50,000 men can be collected promptly for State defense, and enable you to check the advance of the enemy. Will you authorize the commander of this department to furnish transportation and the needful supplies? Please answer immediately.

A. G. CURTIN.

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