Summary:
These Union orders dated July 31, 1864, issued in the wake of the burning of Chambersburg, move the headquarters of the Department of the Susquehanna from Chambersburg to Harrisburg.

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Harrisburg, Pa.,

July 31, 1864.

1. Maj. Gen. George Cadwalader, U. S. Volunteers, is hereby assigned to the command of the Brandywine District, headquarters at Harrisburg.

2. Capt. C. N. Turnbull, corps of engineers, U. S. Army, having reported in person to these headquarters, in accordance with paragraph 51, Special Orders, No. 251, War Department, dated July 27, 1864, is hereby assigned to duty as chief engineer of this department.

3. Hdqrs. Department of the Susquehanna are hereby removed from Chambersburg to Harrisburg, Pa.

4. Capt. Thomas H. Bates, Company A, First Regt. New York Artillery, will proceed without delay by railroad with his command to Altoona, Pa. The quartermaster's department will furnish the necessary transportation.

By command of Maj.-Gen. Couch:

JNO. S. SCHULTZE,
Assistant Adjutant-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 542, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.