Com. Foote

The wound that this gallant officer received at Fort Henry has at last proved so serious that he has been obliged to tender his resignation to the Department. Aware that his valuable services cannot be dispensed with at this juncture, he is still retained in command, whale Capt. Charles H. Davis, of the U. S. Navy, has been appointed to do all the active work of the service and allow Com. Foote to enjoy more quiet until he recovers, which every loyal and Christian man in the nation, from the depths of his heart, will pray may be speedy. Capt. Davis is an experienced officer, having seen eighteen years’ service on the sea and fifteen on land. May he prove as faithful, upright and successful as the illustrious Com. Foote.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1862, p. 1