n the limits of the military
division under your command and to exercise martial law as you find it
necessary, in your discretion, to secure the public safety and the
authority of the United States.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed, at Washington, this 2d day of December,
A.D. 1861.

[SEAL.]

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
_Secretary of State_.

GENERAL ORDERS, NO. III.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

_Washington, December 30, 1861_.

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Joint Resolution expressive of the recognition by Congress of the
gallant and patriotic services of the late Brigadier-General Nathaniel
Lyon and the officers and soldiers under his command at the battle of
Springfield, Mo.

_Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled_, 1. That Congress deems it just
and proper to enter upon its records a recognition of the eminent and
patriotic services of the late Brigadier-General Nathaniel Lyon. The
country to whose service he devoted his life will guard and preserve his
fame as a part of its own glory.

2. That the thanks of Congress are hereby given to the brave officers
and soldiers who, under the command of the late General Lyon, sustained
the honor of the flag and achieved victory against overwhelming numbers
at the battle of Springfield, in Missouri; and that, in order to
commemorate an event so honorable to the country and to themselves, it
is ordered that each regiment engaged shall be authorized to bear upon
its colors the word "Springfield," embroidered in letters of gold. And
the President of the United States is hereby requested to cause these
resolutions to be read at the head of every regiment in the Army of the
United States.

The President of the United States directs that the foregoing joint
resolution be read at the head of every regiment in the Army of the
United States.

By command of Major General McClellan:

L. THOMAS,

_Adjutant-General_.

WAR DEPARTMENT, _January 22, 1862_.

The President, Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, has received
information of a brilliant victory by the United States forces over a
large body of armed traitors and rebels at Mill Springs, in the State of
Kentucky. He returns thanks to the gallant officers a