Summary:
Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin writes Secretary of War Simon Cameron in May, 1861, to inform him that regiments stationed at Chambersburg are in excellent shape and are reaching combat readiness.

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Hon. SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War:

HARRISBURG, PA.,

May 13, 1861.

I have the honor to say that our regiments at York and Chambersburg are in excellent condition, and will soon be ready for active service. I suggest that the three regiments in Philadelphia, commanded by Col.'s Lyle, Morehead, and Lewis, should be removed from the city. I fear they are becoming demoralized. Their removal to any point out of the city will meet my suggestion.

A. G. CURTIN.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 3, Volume 1, Serial No. 122, Pages 192, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.