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It will be surprising, however, if the regiment gets them, for when there is hard work to be done or a desperate extremity to be met, the Commanding General is very apt to look around and inquire for Col. Rodman.
A general order will be issued from Headquarters day after to-morrow, congratulating Gen. Parke and the troops under his command on the grand success they have achieved; and it will be ordered, as on the occasion of previous battles, that the name “Fort Macon, April 25, 1862,” be inscribed on the colors of the regiments assisting at its capture.
The flag of the gunboat State of Georgia, which was torn by a fragment of shell, has since been presented tb Gen. Burnside by Capt. Armstrong, with the concurrence of Commodore Lockwood, senior officer of the squadron.
General Burnside's congratulatory address.
General orders, no.--.
headquarters Department of North-Carolina, Beaufort harbor, April 26, 1862.
The General Commanding takes peculiar pleasure in thanking Gen. Parke and his brave command for the patient labor, fortitude, and courage displayed in the investment and reduction of Fort Macon.
Every patriot heart will be filled with gratitude to God for having given to our beloved country such soldiers.
The regiments and artillery companies engaged have earned the right to wear upon their colors and guidons the words: “Fort Macon, April 25, 1862.”
By command of 
