Series 1, Volume 27, part 3, p. 185
Baltimore, June 17, 1863.
Major-General Couch:
No rebel force has crossed the Baltimore and Ohio road between this and Harper's Ferry. The enemy attacked at Harper's Ferry last night, and at 2.30 this a.m. the telegraph office there was closed, and I suppose my troops at that place have withdrawn to Maryland Heights. The line is now working to Sandy Hook, a station near Harper's Ferry.
Robert. C. Schenck,
Major-General, Commanding.
Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood: June 1863