The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-30
Review or 0eueral Sic kles' Corps.
OUR ARMY c0nREsrOND8NCg.

HKApeuAarRs. THIRD ARxv Cosrs, /
ARxv o. TIE PoroNAc, April 81. 1868 +
Il was not an Insignificant compliment which was pate
70 General scklss corps by the General Commanding
this army ordering out for service to-day. Theeo
casion was the visit Il The venerable Secretary Of sas
and large party Of distinguished civilians from Waah
ingtou including several foreign Ministers and sccrets
res OF legation General Hooker DESTROYS. very
pery showing these gentlemen the composition Of hh
army and is natural 10 suppose he would order out bin
finest corps for such purpose The Third corps The
one selected and venture to say that neither tho Minis
ter from Sweden the representative OF tho Court q
Prussia has seen equal body Of men who made:
Guer display than did The old Third OF the Army
The reviewing party consisted Of tho following dis
tinguishod perscnagcs:-
Mir. Secretary Seward.
The Swedish Minister.
The Secretary Of the Swedish Legation.
The Prussian Minister.
Baron Drapo
Mr. PcIl, Examiner OF Patents.
Mr.. French, First Auditor Of the Treasury
Mr. Fred W. Seward, Assistant Secretary Of STATE an
lady.
The Governor Of Maine
IRE Governor Of Now Jersey.
General Hooker and stad
and u large body of civilians OF lessor note
Reviews have come TO be very stale affairs Ia this
Imy and by those a. al acg1alnted with nc army sss
less, the lew 81 today an unusual affair. and
passed on with not little ecia, IL was altogether IN
many the troops did not receive their orders 10 parade
formed at ten o'clock the appointed time a. which hour
resting their awaiting the arrival
ground on which the President held his grand review
three weeks since. The line formed In cosc order
the regiments presenting only COMPANY ons s
shcr part Of the Held But Notwithstanding this lorna
ton which was designed . present - short me -
half In length and With Ssr cnsiGns and ban
ners together with the designating Gags Of the ssvsraa
sSS Is: ss
pe.red escorted By body Of lancs secsstary sswcsA
General Hooker and stan: me rest o ne party
wore in two carriages, drawn BY four horsss
salute from the artillery on the right = which H. sssrs
line called to shoulder The cavacade roee
up 70 the centre at which point Gen sckss ana hs 80
Il would bsvery tedious to follow the party MY
gslloped along the front and Of the ne receiving
cheer upon cheer from each regiment they pissed
But could but notice, and " WAS very commooiy rs-
locked He seemed 70 have grown twenty ysers sldsr
during the past two years Yet be sat hts horse -
cads apparently as sprishsy as any q them chssiss
occasionally with those who rode near him, leap
vote. ~ q he chase scHDo~sdsSs ~ ssss =
the troops, and manestng In che end - little fatgue0
IN ss p iss hs s c e a
The mcnsat, the heavy cares OF state .ga
The marching OF the troops, they fled By u rsviow
was unsurpassed. They appeared IN heavy marching
when ordered advance, with ksapsacks ssd BEVERAGES
packed according present regustcns and with thor
blankets overcoats and csnteens. With this heavy oa6
they moved along with the precision OF step and regulaT
Here the DIV sin Of Hooker, which steod,up
through MI the peninsuar campaign vinning dsnguah
ed hopors ~ Williamsburg, FAR Oaks, Malvern HIM
and other memorable battles And ncxt appeared Ne
division formerly led BY the lsmentcd Kearuy, usw
commanded W Birney. And there also The fseus
Berdan sharpshooters now sweIed 70 brigade usns
for nearly hour, the solid column died By, oeo.
Hooker enabled entertain his foreign visitors WIN
OF their exploits. dwelling only upon facts TINT
had already become famous and found place In The his
tory OF our country. III
noticeable feature the review was the splendid ap-
the transportation of the embgae.n9
mules. This department Is under the immediate dirso
ton of Lieutenant Colonel Morord, Chief Qartcrmaser
q the corrs such displays are not usually very atirne
tive but the present Instance Col. Morord he
recipient OF natteng praise from Secretary seward ana
others the ne condition In which the transportatts0
appeal ed. Oh. ~
The display emnently successful, and won from.
all behodcrs the highest encomiums The General com
mandDg took occasion 10 compliment General Sickles
the splendid appearance Of his command, and the Ioreign
visitor ssemed carried with surprise ~ seeing sueh
solerly proficiency In who but recently haA
heard the order "shcllder They had Ano
opportunity Of Judging OF the military character Of the
American people, and II seemed 10 make profound In
preston upon their minds whom they shall recount the
circumstance 70 their respective the
ton they wil make can but Strengthen military
Power In the eyes Of at least two European natons
the conclusion Of the review, which lasted nnAl
nearly one clock General sckss and his slan with Inc
division commanders and their sts1s, escorted the
ing party 70 General Hookcrs headquarters wfDss
refreshments served after which the visitors
carriages FOR Falmouth station and the fov
knstta ~ Al n