The National tribune., 1905-12-14

wae ovorwhoin1d with Rrfef for the loss
Or sheir 6re0 md geod President, Abra-
ham Lncolo, md filled with horror at
the atrooity. Of the crime that cut him
on NOW mat your work II consum-
mated by tie Surrender Of Gen. Taylor
and his forces, 4 IL my pleasing duty to
present to YOU and to your gallant on
GERS and brave Army, the thanks OF the
President, Of ne people, and OF this
Department for the valor, energy and
military skin displayed in the siege and
reduction OF the city OF Mobile, the pur-
suit and capture of the enemys army
and In all the operations Of your CAM
paign.
These operations were ACCOMPANIED
by circumstances of difficulty and dis
couragemenf and without the aid and
support enjoyed by forces less remote
from the great depots OF supply. But
the brilliant success Of your achieve
ments has exercised an influence that
cannot be overestimated in breaking the
reoel power, destroying all hopes and
bringing their cause to ruin. The ex-
tensive preparations and vigorous de-
Tense of Mobile show that the rebel
chiefs regarded it as their last refuge.
To express the sense of your important
service and give just tribute to the pa
trlotic services rendered to the country
| Dy you and your army is the object of
the accompanying order The occasion
and approval of the Department for the
wisdom, firmness, vigilance and integ-
rity that have distinguished your ad-
minlstrative service ever since it's oner-
Gus and harassing duty was cast upon
you. 1t gives me pleasure to say that
no officer enjoyed more highly than
yourself the personal esteem and con-
ftdence of the late President, Mr. Lin
| coin, and that to his latest moment he
watched the operations Of your army
with great interest.
With great regard. am, your friend,
Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War"
Medals OF Honor.
The thanks of the War Department
and the President was couched in about
the same spirit as above, but much less
briefly told, and was duly submitted to
the army under General Order, No. sc,
of June 1, 1865.
file and the real heroes of the Mobile
campaign, were 1 to omit the following
war Department order from my story
of this last and most important cam
paign of the great civil war:
War Department, Adjutant-Gencr-
ais Office, Washington, d. c., June 8,
1855.
Maj Gen. E. r. s. Candy, Commanding
Department Of the Gulf, New Orleans,
La.
Sir: have the honor to inclose here
with for delivery the Medals Of Honor
awarded by the Secretary of War to the
following-named officers and soldiers of
your command for gallantry in captur-
ing rebel flags during the operations
against the city of Mobile: Lieut.. Col
Victor Vifquain, 9th Ill. Volunteers
Capt Samuel Mcconnell, Co. III, 18th
Ill. Volunteers; Capt. Henry A. Miller,
Co. b, Sth I'll. Volunteers; First Serg't
Joseph Stickles, Co. A, SD Ohio Volun-
teers; Serg't George F. Rebman, Co. B,
18th Ill. Volunteers; First Serg't Edgar
A. Brass. Co. K, 8th Iowa Volunteers
Private Thomas Riley, Co. d, LIST La.
Cav; Private John II. Callahan, Co. b,
1920 Ill Volunteers; Private John
WhitmOre, Co. r, 18th Ill.
Il am, very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant,
"E. ID. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant-
General"
(The end.)