Head-Quarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps.
Baltimore, Md. June 19th, 1863
Special Orders
No.
Major General Milroy, with
his staff, will proceed without delay, via
Harrisburg & Bedford, & such other route as he
may find expedient or necessary, from Harrisburg,
to put himself in communication with that body
of cavalry & infantry of his division, who under
command of Col. Gallagher, were yesterday at
Hancock, and are understood to have proceeded
them northward into Pennsylvania. He
will take charge of those forces, reorganize
them, & obtain supplies and ammunition as
they may need, using them, if opportunity
presents, for offensive operations against
any smaller or equal force of rebels, now
supposed to be at Chambersburg, or in that
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