Page:Telegram from A.M. Barbour, Superintendent of the Arsenal at Harpers Ferry to the Secretary of War - NARA - 300374.tif/1

 HARPERS FERRY OCT. XIXTH. HON. SECY OF WAR. WASHN. I FIND A PERFECT PANIC HERE. YOU MUST BY ALL MEANS DETAIL A TROOP TO MY RELIEF IMMEDIATELY. THE MARINES WILL LEAVE. A. M. BARBOUR. SUPT. U.S. ARMORY.