Letter
Unknown to Andrew G. Curtin, June 15, 1863
WAR DEPARTMENT,
June 15, 1863.
June 15, 1863. Hon. ANDREW G. CURTIN, Harrisburg :
Get up a strong proclamation, calling upon our people to rise at once. Thereis not a moment to be lost. The rebels are moving in large force, and invasion cannot be checked excepting by immediate action. The proclamation of the President has been sent out, and your proclamation should go forth before daylight. The advance column of Lee’s army is now at Martinsburg.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: A War Department official urges Governor Andrew G. Curtin to promptly issue a strong proclamation mobilizing Pennsylvania citizens against the imminent Confederate invasion led by Lee's army.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1
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