Summary:
Union General Darius Couch, commanding at Chambersburg, writes Chief of Staff Henry Halleck in November, 1864, concerning the possibility of Confederates crossing into the United States across the Canadian border. Couch reports that he has armed citizens to prevent any such raids.

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

CHAMBERSBURG, PA.,

November 1, 1864. (Received 6.30 p.m.)

The commander of steamer Michigan has telegraphed the mayor of Erie to be on the alert for rebels from Canada. I have ordered Gen. Rowley there with a section of artillery, and to take arms to arm the citizens.

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