Thomas sent his wife, Frances Lucretia Kellogg Thomas, the following telegram, the only communication surviving of the Thomases' correspondence: "We have whipped the enemy, taken many prisoners and considerable artillery."
Thomas sendte sin kone, Frances Lucretia Kellogg Thomas, det følgende telegram, som er det eneste, der har overlevet af Thomas' korrespondance: "Vi har slået fjenden, taget mange fanger og en betydelig mængde artilleri."