THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Rus. 7, 8, 9, 10. 1864. 401 , . A Resolulkm expressive 0 ilu: Thanks o ess to Ma `or· General Nathaniel J¤¤¤¤ 28, 1864- [N0 7}-’. Banks and the Ojwl afd Souicrs un£·0ll,z?sgl)'ommand bt Port Hudson. QL" Resolved the Senate and ‘ House of Representatives of the United Smeg of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of congres are The thenkspf hereby tendered to Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks and the officers ‘j§;‘£f:1S§a¥;l°" and soldiers under his command for the skill, courage, and endurance which his omoem, and compelled the surrender of Port Hudson, and thus remoyed the lest ob- Eva *1* V0" struction to the free navigation of the Mississippi River. u °°°' APPROVED, January 28, 1864. [No. 8.] A Resolution of Thanks toM 'or-General Ambrose E. Burnsalie and the Ojfeers January 28, 1864. and Mere whofught under his Command. ""_"`"""' Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of congress be, The thanks of and they hereby arc, presented to Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside, §;”l€'°€ mr I and through him to the officers and men who have fought under his com- Bsggdgnsis mend, for their gallantry, good conduct, and soldierlike endurance. officers, and men- Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the President of the United President to _ States be requested to bausc the foregoing resolution to be communicated 2;1'“:i“*°“"° th" to Mejor-General Burnside in such terms as he may deem best calculated u °°` to give effect thereto. Apmovnn, January 28, 1864. o. . A Resolutnbnessive 0 the Thanks o Com ess to Ma °or-General os h Janus 28, 1864. [NHo¢?kbr, Major-Generaleitgrxemjqe Meade, Major`{Ge1•erg¢;l Oliver Howard, aid etllte “";r“""' Officers an Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That that the gratitude of the Ameri- The thanks of can people and the thanks of their representatives in congress are due, and a’“€"?°1:‘£ °f are hereby tendered, to Major-General Joseph Hooker and the officers M§j£:_&,,,,,;, and soldiers of the Army of the Potomac, for the skill, energy, and en- Hooker, Meade, durance which first covered Washington and Baltimore tl-om the meditated :‘:gr}£‘g'°:;;‘· and blow of the advancing and powerful army of rebels led by General Robert mm ’ E. Lee; and to Major—Geneml George G. Meade, Major-General Oliver O. Howard, and the officers and soldiers of that army, for the skill and heroic valor which at Gettysburg repulsed, defeated, and drove back, broken and dispirited, beyond the Rappahannock, the veteran army of the rebellion. Approved, January 28, 1864. . 10. A Resolution esenti the Thanks Gem ess to Cbrnelius Vanderbilt or a Janus 28 1864. [N0 1 FGM lltlne Steamsh5>f·Van¢%;}bilt. f _’;7‘”L‘— WHEREAS Cornelius Vanderbilt, of New York, did, during the spring The thanks or of eighteen hundred and sixty-two, make a. free gift to his imperilled coun- £;’f‘ try of his new and staunch steamship “Vanderbilt," of five thousand tons biléu burthen, built by him with the greatest care, of the best material; at a cost of eight hundred thousand dollars, which steamship has ever since been actively employed in the service of the republic against the rebel devastations of her commerce; and whereas the said Cornelius Vanderbilt has in no nianuer sought any requital of this magnificent nor any ofhcial recognition thereof: Therefore, Resolved by the Senate and House qf.Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of congress be presented to Cornelius Vanderbilt for this unique manifestation of a fervid and large-souled patriotism. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the President of the United 34 *
