Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
Author
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln6. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
In conformity to the Law of 16 July 1862, I most cordially recommend that Commander David D. Porter, U.S. Navy, Acting Rear Admiral, commanding the Mississippi Squadron, receive a vote of thanks of Congress, for the bravery and skill displayed in the attack on the Post of Arkansas, which surrendered to the combined Military and Naval Forces on the 10th. Inst.
Washington City, ABRAHAM LINCOLN
28 January 1863.
Annotation
[1] DS, DNA RG 46, Senate 37A F2. The joint resolution tendering thanks to Commander Porter was approved February 7, 1863.