September 3, 1864: 100-Gun Salutes and Thanksgiving for Union Victories

These are taken from the Civil War Naval Chronology.

SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1864:  President Lincoln ordered a 100-gun salute at the Washington Navy Yard  at noon on Monday, the 5th  of September, and upon receipt of the order, at each arsenal and navy yard in the United States "for the recent brilliant achievements of the fleet and land forces of the United States in the harbor of Mobile and the reduction of Fort Powell, Fort Gaines, and Fort Morgan...."

The President also proclaimed that on the following Sunday, thanksgiving should be given for Rear Admiral Farragut's victory at Mobile and for the capture of Atlanta by General Sherman.

Theses events, said Lincoln, "call for devout acknowledgement to the Supreme Being in whose hands are the destinies of nations."

Good Times For the Union.  Not So Good for the Confederacy.  --Old B-Runner