Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-03
THE THANKS OF CONGRESS.
Individual Cases Where This Honor
Has Been Bestowed.

From the New York Tribune
The Congress Of the United States pass
ed fsw acts in the course of the civil
war comforting thanks or extraordinary
donors on officers in the army ard navy
The filst act of the series was approved
On December p. 1861. This was a joint
resolution expressing the recognition by
Congress of the gallant and patriotic serv-
Ices of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
and the officers and soldiers under his COM
mand at the battle of Springfield Mo.
The next act in which an Individual was
named was the joint resolution approved
on March . 1853. giving the thanks of Con-
STtss To Major General William S. Rose
Grams and the officers and men under mis-
Of Murfreesboro. Tenn.
On December II. 1863, joint resolution
was approved which gave the thanks of
Congress TO Major General Ulysses =
Grant and the officers and soldiers who
fought under his command and providing
that the President cause a medal to be
struck to be presented to General Grant in
the Tame OF the people of the United States
of America
Major General Nathaniel p. Banks re-
ceived the thanks of the nation by joint
resolution which was approved on January
Hudson.
on the same day joint resolution was
approved expressive of the thanks of Con-
e4CSS " mayor ISfleEalS joseph Hooker
George G. Meade Oliver O.. Howard and
the officers and soldiers Of the ARMY of
the Potomac for the skill. energy and en-
ourance IN covering Washington and Bal
tmore, and for the skill and heroic vaIor
displayed at Gettysburg, Penn"
Ch fe9ruary 10. 1854, the President ap-
proved a joint resolution of thanks to
Major General ". r Sherman and the
Cff1cers and soldiers who served under him
Tor their gallant and arduous services in
marching to the relief of the Army of the
Eooga.
The next resolution of that kind was an
proved on June II, 1854. 1t conferred the
thanks OF Congress on Lieutenant Colonel
Joseph Bailey of the 4th Wisconsin Volun-
teers for distinguished services in the Rad
River campaign, by which the gunboat 10
una under Rear Admiral David D. Porter
was rescued from imminent peril
General William T. Sherman received tho
.hahhs OF congress through a Joint resolu-
tlon approved January TO- 1865 for paIIan,
CCSnaact IN the brilliant movement through
Georgia" The officers and soldiers 81
snerman's command were also mentioned
Collectively in the resolution.
breyet Major General Alfred Fl. Terry
r Gus o,ldcers and men received the thanks u
oohsreSs through joint resolution which,
was approved on January -. 1865 .for the
unsui passed gallantry and skill exbfhitad
~ mem IN the attack on Tort Fisher and
Lor thsir long and faithful services and nm
country VI TIE
me ROCK OF Chickamauga' Major Cen
9rh George III. Thomas), for whom General
BROOKE named the camp at that place. re-
ceiFed the thanks of Congress in an act
approved on March }. 1865. for the signal
Hood" ei Neheid i
ne last on the list prior to Rear Admiral
0e"ey was Major General Winfield Scott
Hanccck. who received the thanks of Con
eres5 Tor his services with the Army of
Inc Inc fotoniac IN ls6-s through joint reso-
luton approved on April u, 1906
Wheh peace had been restored Nav 30
ls66s joint resolution was approved nv,
hle PRESIDENT expressive of the gratitude
OF the nation Ito the officers soldiers and
stamen OF the United States. by whose val
OF and endurance on land and on sea tbs.
rebellion has been crushed