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After the presentation the Secretary stated:"I return to you, gentlemen, the thanks of this department, for the valor and gallantry you have displayed in the capture of these flags. I will direct the Adjutant general to furnish you with medals, with your name inscribed thereon, and they will be sent to your commanders for delivery to you, as soon as they can be prepared. The Adjutant General will take charge of these flags and place them among the archives of the Department."