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205.-Confederate thanks to Gen. M'Culloch and his command.
The following resolution was introduced into the rebel Congress on the 21st of August by
Mr. Ochiltree, of
Texas, and was passed unanimously:
whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to vouchsafe to the arms of the
Confederate States another glorious and important victory in a portion of the country where a reverse would have been disastrous, by exposing the families of the good people of the
State of Missouri to the unbridled license of the brutal soldiery of an unscrupulous enemy; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States, That the thanks of Congress are cordially tendered to
Brig.-Gen. Ben. McCulloch, and the officers and soldiers of his brave command, for their gallant conduct in defeating, after a battle of six and a half hours, a force of the enemy equal in numbers, and greatly superior in all their appointments, thus proving that a right cause nerves the hearts and strengthens the arms of the
Southern people, fighting, as they are, for their liberty, their homes, and friends, against an unholy despotism.
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Resolved, That in the opinion of Congress,
General McCulloch and his gallant troops are entitled to, and will receive the grateful thanks of our people.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be communicated to that command by the proper department.
