Summary:
Union Chief of Staff Henry Halleck writes in July, 1864, to General David Hunter with orders on how to respond to Confederate movements in Pennsylvania, including the forces that captured Chambersburg.

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Maj.-Gen. HUNTER,
Harper's Ferry:

WASHINGTON, D. C.,

July 30, 1864

Wright's and Crook's commands should immediately move toward Emmitsburg. They must make a night march. Emory will be sent toward Frederick to form a junction with you. If the enemy moves from Chambersburg toward Harrisburg, you will be nearly on his rear; if toward Baltimore, you will have the inner flank.

H. W. HALLECK,
Maj.-Gen. and Chief of Staff.

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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 51, Serial No. 107, Pages 1178, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.