Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-03
TEE GRAND REVIEW.
AN IMPRESSIVE AND ENHANCING sc

s. IMPRESSIVE ANU IN ihANAiN' oNAN" 1
Currcspouderrc Of the New York World
WAsuixGIoy, Nov. Dive now, for the first
time. realized the extent Of The display rendered
us, and that it was nothing less than the com0i-
nation. in battle and marching order, OF the dIFI-
SONS contained in the entire army south Of the
Potomac. That is 10 say, from twenty-five %
thirty per cent. Of every brigade was reserved toT
picket and guard duty, aud the usual garisuhs
held the forts. About twenty-five theusaua lutn
were thus detailed aud absent from the review.
The remainder Of the whole army-infantry, ar
tilIery and caYalry-iGy in dense, dark order
along the plain. Every regiment IN every org
ade in every division was thus represented ny
near three iOurths of It's number. The man col
uun of the Potomac, a symmetrical ana hafino
Nous army, was, for the first time, massed con-
plete, with all appurteuances, reauytor maIcllhg
lighting, or review.
1t was a scene 30 entrance o civilian and 70
satisfy a soldier-the latter through the sense 0!
professional pleasure at so rare a specLacIe as iIe
tout ensemble of a complete army. Wen, hicCla-
Ian came on the field at II o'clock, and was re-
ceivcd with salules from all the artillery present
batteries firing on the right and lett, confronting
each other, and converting the review iI Il no
ment. into the aspect of the ideal battlefield.
Then. accompanied by Me5srs. Lincoln, Cameron
and Seward. on horseback, and escorted 10y ms
full staff, he galloped at a spirited rate mp and
down the long battaious. Ills style ot acton
presented a marked contrast to the stO4dueSs.
with which he mas made previous reviews.
The President looked well in the saddle
m1ah better than he ever looked un amy other
public occasion. lie is an excellent horseman'
and grace. impossible as it may seem, becomes a
Ljncoluian attribute when the executive legs are
spuTed and stiTGpped. General cameron ana
Gov. Seward seemrdless at ease in tleir unusual,
A. d. I'll f-vfraF~rGE4AI lHrNE ut she
army passed swiftly through the lines, cheer
after cheer arose ia waves, which followed the
cavaleade as a billow rises on either side Of "a
great ship's course. I thought that a clear pride
flushed across tue Presidents face, making hun
almost handsome. as lie saw and heard tue
mirhtiuess Of the lsgiOHs seat from the North lI
The protection ufhis sacred charge. As Tor 4tC-
Clellan, at this moment Inc entered into the spien-
did enthusiasm OF the occasion, and spuTred MS
black charger at the head Of the stan withada$h
and animation which should have been caught
by some artist for a spectacular war painting.
Afterwards when each regiment had been passed
by the young commander, and he had taken nus
p0sition On the left of the field, in order that the
whole army might pass before him as IT retired,
his face became Teposeful and content. lie was
more than satisfied with the condition of his sci
diers, felt that he could handle them, and no
doubt felt a desire to DO 50. What dramatic I'M
tcrest centers around this man. What shall BE-
his futuTe-giUTy OF ioTgetmincss But we streW
flowers, and we wish the good young knightGod-
speed rs he steps leaIiy forward into the dark,
enchanted land.
The telegraphists have already described the
order and construction Of the seven divisions
which thus moved in closely massed hsttaliOns
before The staff position. Let NE briefly repeat
the succession
I. Gen. McCar's division Twelve regiments
of infantry, two batteries, and one regiment OF
cavalry.
>. Gen. Heintzalman's division; Seven rsgi
meuts of infantry, two batteries, and one regE
mcnt of cavalry.
3. Gen. smiths division: Ten regiments OF
infantry, two batteries, and one regiment OF
cavalry.
4 Gen. FrankFu's division Twelve regiments
OF infantry, three batteries, and one regiment OF
cavalry.
;. Gen. Blenkcr's division Eleven regiments
| of infantry, two batteries, and Col Dscker'sresI
ment Of mounted riiemeu.
G. Gen. Fitz john Porter's division: Thirteen
regiments Of infantry, three batteries, and tT'
regiments Of cavalry.
:. Second and Filth regular cavalry.
=. Gen. McDowelrs division Eleven reEl
Iuents OF infantry, three batteries, alI one regl
ment of clvalry.
Total Seyeuty-SiZ regiments OF infantry, Ger
regiments of cavalry and mounted rHemen' anc
seventeen batteries Of artillery llU2 guns)-ma.
KING in all, after deductiug Tie usually stroul
quota detailed from each corps for outpost an'
guard duty, a grand army OF s2,pyJ men. Tho
column PASSED I'm perfect military Completeness
each acting mai0r-general at the head OF his bd
gale each colonel at the head OF ms regiment
The bripades IN each division advanced ina Urde
Of numerical succession, followed first by art.
iery, then by the cavalry Of each division. Eyel
4 the music, ambulances, aud hospital steward
accompanied each regiment, to make the afai
2 complete.
The several regiments were each t0rnetin ba;
2 talon square, and as they moved of and ~
D lIunsoufs Hiliiu solid masses, you could see a
B entire division at once against the slope. Thu
+. the view from the valley surpassed that from th
hill, but both were imposing In q nigh degree
1 Among the multitudes looking on there Inu,
: have been hundreds OF disl0yal hearts. FTOI
1 hill-tops in the distance rebel spies and scout
o perhaps rebel generals, may have inspected th
northern cohorts. They had been suihcleuti
d near Falls church within "a day. But Gen. 9i'
= CIellau was neither afraid nor ashamed to sho'
J. his army. Bulwer's question, What will b
! do with il . must have been uTpermoSt in 10Y
/ and disloyal minds.
"a Ituow only remains TO a3da word relative
d the military appearance Of the troops. As pr
e. dicted ia my last letter, il was more than grat
fying. Fitz John PorteT's division, lately con
h pared by Mcclellan 20 the regular army an
,t pronounced q model for the rest, loo6ed but ltt
e better than BIenker's, McDowelps or Franklin
st and the other three were not far behind in eqEi
Sc ment, maueuver, or discipline. in short,
81 standing army" Of s~eyeu,y-lwo thousand ms
passed before us-e0mposed OF better mater
" ihan that of any other nation, and Injured
i months of practice to the necessities and DANCE
ne of campaign life. There sye enough more N
q such soldiers in this column, beyond tho
needed for the permanent safety Of tAr capital
x lenses, to enable Mcclellan 20 use a disSiPiIn.
army of 100, 900 men for his advance. This
cludes the due proportion Of cavalry and art
lew. Aud / should like TO see tue general w
Ter can handle more than l0j,D01 meu along the ID
We Of approaches to CcuterYilc and the Occoqua
When We turned TO ride home it was aim
as sunset. and a kind Of heterogeneous BuA knn
at capade prevailed rom MunsOn's bill to gems,
Iur I Vauia avenue.