Summary:
Union General Darius Couch, commanding at Chambersburg, writes Chief of Staff Henry Halleck in October, 1864, concerning rumors of a Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania. He mentions uneasiness among the general population, and reports on the steps taken to meet any emergency.

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Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK,
Chief of Staff:

CHAMBERSBURG, PA.,

October 20, 1864

Governor Curtin is under some apprehension that the rebels will enter this State, and there is some uneasiness among the people of this valley. I have ordered the One hundred and eighty-seventh from Camp Cadwalader, and will hope to have 800 men and four guns, all told. Perhaps can increase the number to 1,000.

D. N. COUCH,
Maj.-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 43, Serial No. 91, Pages 434, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.