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Congress">United States Congress</a> originally to extend the government's formal thanks for significant victories or impressive actions by <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> military commanders and their troops. Although it began during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, the practice peaked during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. Similarly, the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Confederate Congress">Confederate Congress</a> also passed resolutions honoring extraordinary performance to individuals or military units.<sup id="cite_ref-EncycCW_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EncycCW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thanks_of_Congress&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the American Revolution, the official Thanks of Congress from the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a> was often accompanied by a specially struck commemorative gold or silver medal. Among the recipients were <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horatio_Gates" title="Horatio Gates">Horatio Gates</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Eager_Howard" title="John Eager Howard">John Eager Howard</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Stark" title="John Stark">John Stark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Steuben" title="Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben">Baron von Steuben</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Lee_III" title="Henry Lee III">Henry Lee</a> <i>(See also <a href="/wiki/List_of_Congressional_Gold_Medal_recipients" title="List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients">List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients</a>)</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-EncycCW_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EncycCW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other recipients in the early years of the United States include all participants in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tippecanoe" title="Battle of Tippecanoe">Battle of Tippecanoe</a> (1811), <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Macomb_(American_general)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Macomb (American general)">Alexander Macomb</a> (<a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>) (1814), <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry" title="Oliver Hazard Perry">Oliver Hazard Perry</a> (<a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>) (1814), <a href="/wiki/James_Lawrence" title="James Lawrence">James Lawrence</a> (<a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>) (1814), <a href="/wiki/Charles_Gratiot" title="Charles Gratiot">Charles Gratiot</a> in the same war, and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> (epilogue to the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>) (1815), <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a> (1818) and <a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a> (1847).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="American_Civil_War">American Civil War</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thanks_of_Congress&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: American Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the American Civil War, the Thanks of Congress were joint resolutions of Congress which were published in the <a href="/wiki/Statutes_at_Large" class="mw-redirect" title="Statutes at Large">Statutes at Large</a> to honor officers from late 1861 through May 1866 for significant victories or impressive actions.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of thirty officers were named in these acts during the war, fifteen in the <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union Army</a> and fifteen in the <a href="/wiki/Union_Navy" title="Union Navy">Union Navy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EncycCW_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EncycCW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two naval officers were immediately promoted after receiving the award, John L. Worden of <a href="/wiki/USS_Monitor" title="USS Monitor">USS <i>Monitor</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-12stat823_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat823-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/William_B._Cushing" title="William B. Cushing">William B. Cushing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13stat565_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13stat565-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because the Thanks of Congress was only awarded to officers, the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> was created at this time to honor soldiers in the Army, and over 1,500 men received the medal by the end of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-EncycCW_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EncycCW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-goldmedal_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldmedal-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only one officer, General Ulysses S. Grant, received both the Thanks of Congress and a Congressional Gold Medal during the Civil War.<sup id="cite_ref-goldmedal_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldmedal-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first citation during the American Civil War recognized "the gallant and patriotic services of the late Brig. Gen. <a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Lyon" title="Nathaniel Lyon">Nathaniel Lyon</a>, and the officers and soldiers under his command at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wilson%27s_Creek" title="Battle of Wilson's Creek">Battle of Wilson's Creek</a>, 10 Aug. 1861."<sup id="cite_ref-12stat611_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat611-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Admiral <a href="/wiki/David_Dixon_Porter" title="David Dixon Porter">David Dixon Porter</a> was honored the most, on four occasions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civil_War_recipients">Civil War recipients</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thanks_of_Congress&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Civil War recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Recipient </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="date">Date of approval </th> <th scope="col">Military action </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Lyon" title="Nathaniel Lyon">Nathaniel Lyon</a> and officers and men under his command </th> <td>December 24, 1861</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wilson%27s_Creek" title="Battle of Wilson's Creek">Wilson's Creek, 1861</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12stat611_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat611-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_F._Dupont" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel F. Dupont">Samuel F. Dupont</a>, and officers, petty-officers, seamen, and marines under his command </th> <td>February 22, 1862</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Port_Royal" title="Battle of Port Royal">Port Royal, 1861</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Officers, soldiers, and seamen of the army and navy </th> <td>February 22, 1862</td> <td>General award</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_H._Foote" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew H. Foote">Andrew H. Foote</a>, and to the officers and men under his command in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Flotilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Flotilla">Western Flotilla</a> </th> <td>March 19, 1862</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Henry" title="Battle of Fort Henry">Fort Henry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Donelson" title="Battle of Fort Donelson">Fort Donelson, 1862</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/David_G._Farragut" class="mw-redirect" title="David G. Farragut">David G. Farragut</a> and officers and men under his command </th> <td>July 11, 1862</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Forts_Jackson_and_St._Philip" title="Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip">Forts Jackson & St. Philip, 1862</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Louis_M._Goldsborough" title="Louis M. Goldsborough">Louis M. Goldsborough</a> and officers, petty officers, seamen, and marines under his command </th> <td>July 11, 1862</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Roanoke_Island" title="Battle of Roanoke Island">Roanoake Island, 1862</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/John_L._Worden" class="mw-redirect" title="John L. Worden">John L. Worden</a> and crew of the <a href="/wiki/USS_Monitor" title="USS Monitor">USS <i>Monitor</i></a> </th> <td>July 11, 1862</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads" title="Battle of Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads, 1862</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_H._Foote" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew H. Foote">Andrew H. Foote</a> </th> <td>July 19, 1862</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Island_Number_Ten" title="Battle of Island Number Ten">Island No. Ten, 1862</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/John_L._Worden" class="mw-redirect" title="John L. Worden">John L. Worden</a> </th> <td>February 3, 1863</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads" title="Battle of Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads, 1862</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12stat823_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat823-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Henry_Davis" title="Charles Henry Davis">Charles H. Davis</a> </th> <td>February 7, 1863</td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_Memphis" title="First Battle of Memphis">Memphis, 1862</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12stat823_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat823-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/John_A._Dahlgren" title="John A. Dahlgren">John A. Dahlgren</a> </th> <td>February 7, 1863</td> <td>None</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12stat823_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat823-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_C._Rowan" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen C. Rowan">Stephen C. Rowan</a> </th> <td>February 7, 1863</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_New_Bern_(1862)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of New Bern (1862)">Battle of New Bern</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12stat823_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat823-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/David_Dixon_Porter" title="David Dixon Porter">David D. Porter</a> </th> <td>February 7, 1863</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Arkansas_Post_(1863)" title="Battle of Arkansas Post (1863)">Arkansas Post, 1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12stat823_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat823-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Silas_H._Stringham" title="Silas H. Stringham">Silas H. Stringham</a> </th> <td>February 7, 1863</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hatteras_Inlet_Batteries" title="Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries">Forts Hatteras and Clark, 1861</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12stat823_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12stat823-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/William_S._Rosecrans" class="mw-redirect" title="William S. Rosecrans">William S. Rosecrans</a>, and the officers and men under his command </th> <td>March 3, 1863</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Stones_River" title="Battle of Stones River">Stones River, 1862–1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a>, and officers and men under his command </th> <td>December 17, 1863</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">The Rebellion</a>"</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-goldmedal_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldmedal-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/John_Rodgers_(American_Civil_War_naval_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Rodgers (American Civil War naval officer)">John Rodgers</a> </th> <td>December 23, 1863</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wassaw_Sound" title="Battle of Wassaw Sound">Battle of Wassaw Sound</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_P._Banks" title="Nathaniel P. Banks">Nathaniel P. Banks</a> and officers and men under his command </th> <td>January 28, 1864</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Port_Hudson" title="Siege of Port Hudson">Port Hudson, 1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ambrose_E._Burnside" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambrose E. Burnside">Ambrose E. Burnside</a> </th> <td>January 28, 1864</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Knoxville" title="Siege of Knoxville">Knoxville, 1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Hooker" title="Joseph Hooker">Joseph Hooker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oliver_O._Howard" class="mw-redirect" title="Oliver O. Howard">Oliver O. Howard</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_G._Meade" class="mw-redirect" title="George G. Meade">George G. Meade</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Potomac" title="Army of the Potomac">Army of the Potomac</a> </th> <td>January 28, 1864</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gettysburg_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Gettysburg Campaign">Gettysburg Campaign, 1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt" title="Cornelius Vanderbilt">Cornelius Vanderbilt</a> </th> <td>January 28, 1864</td> <td>None</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-goldmedal_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldmedal-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13stat401_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13stat401-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/William_T._Sherman" class="mw-redirect" title="William T. Sherman">William T. Sherman</a>, and the officers and soldiers under his command </th> <td>February 19, 1864</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Chattanooga" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Battle of Chattanooga">Chattanooga, 1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Volunteer soldiers who have reenlisted </th> <td>March 3, 1864</td> <td>None</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cadwalader_Ringgold" title="Cadwalader Ringgold">Cadwalader Ringgold</a> and the officers and crew of the <a href="/wiki/USS_Sabine_(1855)" title="USS Sabine (1855)">USS <i>Sabine</i></a> </th> <td>March 7, 1864</td> <td>rescue of the USS <i>Governor</i>, 1861 and <a href="/wiki/USS_Vermont_(1848)" title="USS Vermont (1848)">USS <i>Vermont</i></a>, 1862</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/David_Dixon_Porter" title="David Dixon Porter">David D. Porter</a> </th> <td>April 19, 1864</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Vicksburg" title="Siege of Vicksburg">Vicksburg, 1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Bailey_(general)" title="Joseph Bailey (general)">Joseph Bailey</a> </th> <td>June 4, 1864</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Red River Campaign">Red River Campaign, 1864</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/William_B._Cushing" title="William B. Cushing">William B. Cushing</a> and the officers and men who assisted him </th> <td>December 20, 1864</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_B._Cushing#"Lincoln's_commando"" title="William B. Cushing">Sinking of the CSS <i>Albemarle</i></a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13stat565_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13stat565-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/John_A._Winslow" class="mw-redirect" title="John A. Winslow">John A. Winslow</a> and the officers and men under his command on board the USS <i>Kearsarge</i> </th> <td>December 20, 1864</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cherbourg_(1864)" title="Battle of Cherbourg (1864)">Sinking the CSS <i>Alabama</i>, 1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/William_T._Sherman" class="mw-redirect" title="William T. Sherman">William T. Sherman</a> and officers and soldiers of his command </th> <td>January 19, 1865</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Campaign">Atlanta Campaign</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sherman%27s_March_to_the_Sea" title="Sherman's March to the Sea">March to the Sea, 1864</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/David_Dixon_Porter" title="David Dixon Porter">David D. Porter</a>, and officers, petty officers, seamen, and marines under his command </th> <td>January 24, 1865</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher" title="Second Battle of Fort Fisher">Fort Fisher, 1865</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_H._Terry" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred H. Terry">Alfred H. Terry</a>, and the officers and men under his command </th> <td>January 24, 1865</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher" title="Second Battle of Fort Fisher">Fort Fisher, 1865</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-38_Pub._Res._7;_13_Stat._566_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38_Pub._Res._7;_13_Stat._566-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Philip_H._Sheridan" class="mw-redirect" title="Philip H. Sheridan">Philip H. Sheridan</a> </th> <td>February 9, 1865</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cedar_Creek" title="Battle of Cedar Creek">Cedar Creek, 1864</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-38_Pub._Res._7;_13_Stat._566_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38_Pub._Res._7;_13_Stat._566-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/George_H._Thomas" class="mw-redirect" title="George H. Thomas">George H. Thomas</a> and army under his command </th> <td>March 3, 1865</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Nashville" title="Battle of Nashville">Nashville, 1864</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/David_G._Farragut" class="mw-redirect" title="David G. Farragut">David G. Farragut</a> and the officers and men under his command </th> <td>February 10, 1866</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mobile_Bay" title="Battle of Mobile Bay">Mobile Bay, 1864</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Winfield_S._Hancock" class="mw-redirect" title="Winfield S. Hancock">Winfield S. Hancock</a> </th> <td>April 21, 1866</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg" title="Battle of Gettysburg">Gettysburg, 1863</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Others">Others</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thanks_of_Congress&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Later honorees included Admiral of the Navy <a href="/wiki/George_Dewey" title="George Dewey">George Dewey</a> (1898) and Captain <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Rostron" title="Arthur Rostron">Arthur Rostron</a>, for his captaining of the <a href="/wiki/RMS_Carpathia" title="RMS Carpathia">RMS <i>Carpathia</i></a> (1912).<sup id="cite_ref-goldmedal_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goldmedal-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1914, the Thanks of Congress were given to three Latin American diplomats: <a href="/wiki/Dom%C3%ADcio_da_Gama" title="Domício da Gama">Domício da Gama</a>, <a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3mulo_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Na%C3%B3n" title="Rómulo Sebastián Naón">Rómulo Sebastián Naón</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Su%C3%A1rez_Mujica" title="Eduardo Suárez Mujica">Eduardo Suárez Mujica</a>, for their work at the <a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_peace_conference" title="Niagara Falls peace conference">Niagara Falls peace conference</a> which helped avert a war with <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1228">: 1228 </span></sup> In 1915, they were extended to members of the <a href="/wiki/Isthmian_Canal_Commission" title="Isthmian Canal Commission">Isthmian Canal Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1191">: 1191 </span></sup> In 1919 Congress thanked General of the Armies <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a> at a special joint session.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 1962 Congress thanked <a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_(United_States)" title="General of the Army (United States)">General of the Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a> at a special joint session.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thanks_of_Congress&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal" title="Congressional Gold Medal">Congressional Gold Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thanks_of_Congress&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-EncycCW-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-EncycCW_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EncycCW_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EncycCW_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EncycCW_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHeidlerHeidler2002">Heidler & Heidler 2002</a>, p. 579</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFJenkins1856">Jenkins 1856</a>, p. 319</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrown2006">Brown 2006</a>, p. 305</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Technically, enlisted men also received the award since most recognized the men under the officer or on board the ship named in the act.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12stat823-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-12stat823_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12stat823_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12stat823_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12stat823_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12stat823_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12stat823_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12stat823_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 11; 12 Stat. 823</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13stat565-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-13stat565_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-13stat565_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 4; 13 Stat. 565</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-goldmedal-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-goldmedal_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-goldmedal_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-goldmedal_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-goldmedal_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-goldmedal_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFStathis2008">Stathis 2008</a> Also received <a href="/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal" title="Congressional Gold Medal">Congressional Gold Medal</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12stat611-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-12stat611_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12stat611_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 1; 12 Stat. 611</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 11; 12 Stat. 613</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 12; 12 Stat. 613</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 28; 12 Stat. 616</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 41;12 Stat. 622</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 39; 12 Stat. 621</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 42;12 Stat. 622</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 60; 12 Stat. 626</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Award text reads, "Distinguished service in his profession, improvements in ordnance, and zealous and efficient labors in the ordnance branch of the service."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">37 Pub. Res. 29; 12 Stat. 827</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 1; 13 Stat. 399</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 2; 13 Stat. 399</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 7; 13 Stat. 401</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 8; 13 Stat. 401</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 9; 13 Stat. 401</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gift of steamship</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13stat401-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13stat401_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 10; 13 Stat. 401</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 12; 13 Stat. 402</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 16; 13 Stat. 403</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 18; 13 Stat. 403</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 22; 13 Stat. 404</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 40; 13 Stat. 408</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 3; 13 Stat. 565</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 5; 13 Stat. 565</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 8; 13 Stat. 566</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38_Pub._Res._7;_13_Stat._566-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-38_Pub._Res._7;_13_Stat._566_33-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-38_Pub._Res._7;_13_Stat._566_33-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 7; 13 Stat. 566</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">38 Pub. Res. 28; 13 Stat. 571</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">39 Pub. Res. 8; 14 Stat. 349</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">39 Pub. 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