Summary:
In this September, 1864, Union dispatch, Provost Marshal-General of the Army James B. Fry informs the Assistant Provost Marshal at Harrisburg that Chambersburg will be exempt from the draft due to the suffering caused by the Confederate burning of the town. The result was obtained in part through the lobbying efforts of Chambersburg citizen C. Eyster, Esq.

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Capt. R. I. DODGE,
Act. Asst. Provost-Marshal-Gen., Harrisburg, Pa.:

Washington, D. C.,

September 6, 1864.

The following telegram from this office has this day been sent to C. Eyster, esq., Chambersburg, Pa., and it is made known to you for your information and guidance:

C. EYSTER, Esq.:

The Secretary of War directs me to inform you that by reason of the calamity suffered by the citizens of Chambersburg from the enemy, a draft will not at present be ordered in that sub-district.

JAMES B. FRY,
Provost-Marshal-Gen.

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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 4, Serial No. 125, Pages 698, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.