You can call for reinforcements.
This will be handed you by Captain Hudson, of my staff, who will return with any message you may have for me.

If there is anything I can do for you in the way of having supplies on ship-board, at any point on the sea-coast, ready for you, let me know it.
Yours truly, U.S.GRANT, Lieut.-General.
I had written on the 18th of January to General Sherman, giving him the news of the battle of Nashville.

He was much pleased at the result, although, like myself, he had been very much disappointed at Thomas for permitting Hood to cross the Tennessee River and nearly the whole State of Tennessee, and come to Nashville to be attacked there.

He, however, as I had done, sent Thomas a warm congratulatory letter.
On the 10th of January, 1865, the resolutions of thanks to Sherman and his army passed by Congress were approved.
Sherman, after the capture, at once had the debris cleared up, commencing the work by removing the piling and torpedoes from the river, and taking up all obstructions.

He had then intrenched the city, so that it could be held by a small garrison.