The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 710
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WEST TENN AND NORTHERN MISS.
HDQRS. ARMY OF THE MIss., Jan. 11, 1863.
Admiral DAVID D. PORTER, Commanding Missisiippi Squadron :
ADMIRAL : I have the honor to congratulate you upon the efficient
and brilliant part taken by you, as commander of the Mississippi Squad-
ron, in the reduction to-day of the Post of Arkansas.
All the prisoners and materials of war captured testify to harmonious
and successful co-operation of the land and naval forces, and that each
nobly emulated the other in the time of patriotic duty.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN A. McCLERNAND.
HDQRs. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Post Arkansas, Jan. 12, 1863.
SOLDIERS OF THE ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI: I congratulate you.
Within seven days you have sailed 250 miles, from Vicksburg to this
Post, borne upon numerous transports, from time to time furnished with
fuel cut by you from the forest. With ranks thinned by former battles
and disease you have waded and cut your way through miles of swamps
and timber in advancing to the attack. You have stormed the defenses
of the enemy's position which both nature and art had combined to ren-
der extraordinarily strong, capturing after three and a half hours' hard
fighting the whole hostile force opposed to you, numbering 7,000 men
together with 8,000 stand of arms, 20 cannon, and a large amount of
commissary, quartermaster's, and ordnance stores.
A success so complete in itself has not hitherto been achieved during
the war. It is an important step toward the restoration of our national
jurisdiction and unity over the territory on the right bank of the Mis-
sissippi River. It reflects honor upon your courage and patriotism.
It will challenge the grateful acclaim of your country.
Your and my only cause of regret is the loss of the brave men who
have fallen or been wounded in the defense of a just and sacred cause.
All honor to them! Their names and their memory will be cherished
in the hearts of their countrymen.
Soldiers, let this triumph be but the precursor of still more impor-
tant achievements. Win for the Army of the Mississippi an imperish-
able renown. Surmount all obstacles, and relying on the God of Battles
wrest from destiny and danger the homage of still more expressive
acknowledgments of your unconquerable constancy and valor.
By order of Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand, commanding Army of
the Mississippi:
A. SCHWARTZ,
Major and Acting Assistant Adjutant- General.
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. THIRTEENTH ARMY CORPs,
No. 28. Before Vicksburg, February 13, 1863.
His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, President, and Commander-in-
Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, having honored
Major-General McClernand and the officers and soldiers of the Army
of the Mississippi with congratulations upon their success upon the
Arkansas, Major-General McClernand feels it to be equally a duty and
a pleasure to publish the fact, together with the encouraging assurance
of His Excellency that that " success was both brilliant and valuable,
and is fully appreciated by the country and Government."
By order of Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand:
WALTER B. SCATES, .
Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Ajutant-Genera.710
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1886; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/721/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.