Orders Of Gratitude And Rejoicing.
Executive Mansion, September 3, 1864.
The national thanks are tendered by the President to Admiral Farragut and Major-General Canby, for the sk** and harmony with which the recent operations in Mobile Harbor and against Fort Powell, Fort Gaines, and Fort Morgan were planned and carried into execution. Also to Admiral Farragut and Major-General Granger, under whose immediate command they were conducted, and to the gallant commanders on sea and land, and to the sailors and soldiers engaged in the operations, for their energy and courage, which, under the blessing of Providence, have been crowned with brilliant success, and have won for them the applause and thanks of the nation.
A. LINCOLN.