Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
The CORNELIUS VANDERBILT MEDAL

that when he was attacked in Fort Meigs
he had but three small guns and little
ammunition. He dug trenches behind his
breatworks and offered a sill of rum
apiece for all the cannon ba l.; his men
would pick up from the enemy. The men
watched the balls and dug them from the
ground. 1t required more than two thou
sand gills of rum to square the account.
After Fort Meigs and after Harrison
had been joined by Shelby the memorable
address of Harrison was made to his men.
The address closes with these words:
THE general entreats his brave troopers
TO remember that they are sol S of sires
whose fame is immortal, and they are to
fight for the rights of their insulted coun-
try. while their opponents corlEat for the
unjust pretensiOnS of a master. Kentuck-
ians, remember the River Raisin, but re-
member it only while victrrt is sus-
pended. The revenge OF a soldier cannot
be gratifled upon a fallen enen Y.
lated resolution comforting the thanks of
Congress on Lieut.. Silas Duncan for gal
liant conduct while serving with Capt.
Macdonough at Lake Champla in 1914.
The reason for this delay i'm recognition
does not appear in the records
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Maj Gen Winfield Scott re.eiveJ the
thanks of Congress March ., ISIS. for gal
lantry IN the Mexican VI Icft
Scott was the hero of Lundy Lane. and
also did valiant service at Vera Cruz,
where he landed his troops nrd made a
successful bombardment on the city. 1t
is notable that under Scott al Vera Cruz
IT, S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, who
afterward led opposing forces at home,
gave valiant service side by side.
Brevet Maj. Gen. Wool leeeived the
thanks of Congress for his s-a liant serv-
ices while enge ged with Gen. Taylor in
Mexico He was specially courageous at
Buena Vista where 4.5C0 Americans de-
feated 25.OoO Mexicans. Fire thousand
Mexicans were killed and wol .nded, while
only 267 Americans were lost. 1t was at
Buena Vista that Col. Bissell warned his
men not to duck the bullets of the en-
envy. A moment later .annon ball
whizzed close to the head of the colonel
and he ducked involuntaril, Looking
about him, he smiled and added, You
may duck the big ones. boys"
Capt Samuel F. du Pont f the navy
cleared the Gulf of California in the Mex
lean war and did many OF her valiant
deeds He was the hero at the capture
of Port Royal in the civil war, April 1.
1852 For this victory he was voted the
thanks of Congress. Du Pont vas one of
the great men of the Anne rican navy
He was midshipman at twelve years
. Of age. He helped to organic he Naval
Academy at Annapolis. He-y As an uncle
of Senator du Pont.
: Capt. Louis NJ Goldsborougn,. a native
of Washington, D. c., was voted the
thanks of Congress for his not;ibe victory
over the Confederate forces It Roanoke
Island February and 3. 1862 He after
ward dispersed the Confederate fleet un-
der Lynch IN North Carolina waters.
This. was a strong key to th'-I avail OPP
erations along the coast and Ills services
were very valuable.
February {, 1863. Congress adopted
a resolution Of thanks to, Commodore
Charles Henry Dayis. Capt. .ohn A.
Dahlgren, Capt. Stephen c. Rowan, Com
mander David D., Porter and Rear -Ad
miral Silas II. Stringham for their com
bined operations, against the Confederate
forces along the lower Missis 'ippi river
during the summer of 1862.
March s. 1863 thanks We're y oted to
Maj. Gen. William s. Rosecra Is for his
victory at 4MurfreesbOro, re an, July
49, 1862 Rosecrans did vaia 1T service
for the country in Tennessee.
At the close of the war Cong pe.s voted
its thanks to Gen. L. s. SGra It. fer his
services during the war. :. Ii e Iegisla-
lures of New York and Ohio ais adopted
resolutions of a similar nature. tt Pres
ident also requested the people OF the
country to assemble in their places of
worship December I. 1856. and 20 serv-
ices OF lnduKS IOF TIE TeSCnTdtl tI the
Union 4 general resolution vas at this
time adopted by Congress tina nh ing all
the officers and men OF the army and
navy for having suppressed. the re bellion
For the capture nf,the Atlanta .une IL.
1861, Capt John Rogers was o ed the
thanks of Congress. Rogers W as one OF
the most daring and sldllful Ulcers OF
the American navy and his mar lie stands
out prominently in the histor !. OF the
civil war.
In recognition of his services j 4 the de-
Tense of the cities Of WashiniSt IN and
Baltimore against the advance. of the
rebel troops during tile summei If 1863.
Maj Gen Joseph Hooker was foted the
thanks of Congress January % 50.
Mai Gen. Nathaniel p. Ba n s was
honored by Congress for his. vic tory at
Port Royal july y. 1861. Banks did good
work in cooperation with Farra ut along
the Mississippi and in other ierations.
BANKS was a versatile citizen. lie was
in CONGRESS from Massachuset 3 before
the war was u newspaper man politi-
clan and good fighter. He ro e rapidly
in the ranks. lie returned. TO Z ongress
after the war -
January os, 1864, Congress soted its
thanks to Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside
for aaIlantry during the civil WIZ.
Mai Gen. George G. Meade. de- j. Gen.
Oliver O. Howard and Maj. Gen Winfield
s. Hancock were awarded the hunks of
Congress for their victory at Gt ttysbure.
This was the greatest battle of the civil