WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, D.C.,
July 4, 1863 — 5 p.m.
Major-General Dix,
Fort Monroe:
Advices just received represent Meade's victory complete,
and that Lee commenced retreating toward Chambersburg at 3 o clock this
morning. Whether he ever gets to Richmond may depend much upon your success in
breaking his communication.
EDWIN M. STANTON.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27,
Part 3 (Serial No. 45), p. 529
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