Summary:
These Union Special Orders issued by the Department of the Susquehanna at
Chambersburg in September, 1864, contain marching orders for troops in
Pennsylvania, including the Chambersburg area.
Chambersburg, Pa.
September 8, 1864.
1. The Two hundred and second Regt. Pennsylvania Volunteers, Col. Charles Albricht commanding, will proceed without delay by railroad assistant adjutant-general for forces. The headquarter's department will furnish the necessary transportation.
2. The Two hundred and second Regt. Pennsylvania Volunteers, Col. Charles Albricht commanding, will march from Chambersburg on the Loudon turnpike to near Back Creek, and encamped on such ground as may be designated by Maj. John b. Burt, aide-de-camp and acting assistant adjutant-general.
By command of Maj.-Gen. Couch:
JNO. D. SCHULTZE,
Maj. and Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
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 57, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.