GENERAL ORDERS, 
No. 10. 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, January 26, 1865. 
The following resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives 
is published for the information of all concerned: 
A RESOLUTION to present the thanks of Congress to Brevet Major General 
Alfred H. Terry, and the officers and men under his command. 
Public Resolution, No. 6. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 
of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress are 
hereby presented to Brevet Major General Alfred H. Terry, and to the 
officers and men under his command, for the unsurpassed gallantry 
and skill exhibited by them in the attack upon Fort Fisher, and the 
brilliant and decisive victory by which that important work has been 
captured from the rebel forces and placed in the possession and under 
the authority of the United States; and for their long and faithful 
services and unwavering devotion to the cause of the country in the 
midst of the greatest difficulties and dangers. 
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the President of the United 
States be, and he hereby is, requested to communicate this resolution 
to General Terry, and through him to the officers and soldiers under 
his command. 
Approved January 24 1S65. 
order of the Secretary of War: 
E. D. TOWNSEND, 
Assistant Adjutant General 
Official: 
Assistant Adjutant General.