Head Quars Lehigh Dist

Reading Pa Nov. 9^th 1863

 

John S Schultz

A.A.G.

Chambersburg Pa

 

Lieu^t Col Oliphant reports from Pottsville that the officers and men of Bat. A N.Y. Artillery sent on furlough to New York have not returned although their time of furlough is out he is anxious to have them back. Is their furlough extended by you or other authorities and will you order them back.

 

Commander at Pottsville reports that he can not spare any more troops to be sent to Janesville and Yorktown, can not Gen^l Cadwallader send two or three companies to Mauch Chunk to reinforce Cap^t Yates, who is now at Beaver Medows with one company of infantry and one of Cavalry

 

            A general strike of the miners in the coal region is feared.

 

F. Sigel

Maj. Gen.

 

Andrew Malseed                                                                     

Lt & A.D.C.                                                                           

 

Official

            F[?]     114/4.69 Paid C.

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