Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-09
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO THE ARMY
Special Despatch to the Republican.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac
Falmouth, Aprit g. 1863
The President and Mrs Lincoln and Attorney General
Bates have had quite ovation here for several days. not
withdrawing the terrible Of Saturday night
during which the which the party had embark.
ed remained at anchor of Indian Head
Reaching the landing at Aqua creek on Sunday morn
ing the President aud party took special train for Fall
mouth station where fouhorse spring wagons were in
waiting to convey them to headquaters One of General
Hookers personal staff accompanied the party which was
escorted BY company Of Pennsylvania lancer The jour-
ney Of mile and half the desoated country must
have convinced the Presd that the movement of troops
Just now 10 not very practicable
Two large hospital tent. had been pitched near that of
Gen. Hooker, Of which occupied by Mr. and Mrs
Lincoln and their youngest the other occupied
BY Judge Bates and three gentlemen from the Pacific
coast who are IN the Presdental party On Sunday night
there were serenades by the bands Of the Eleventh aud
Massa ,husetts Infantry and the Second and
Six Cavalry.
On Monday morning the came out for awhile and
The snow soon disappeared adding to the depth of tho
csyey mud. At 10 O'Clock Gen Hooker present his
prsnnal staff to N. President at headquarters Mean
VIII lie an aid escorted Mrs Lincoln the river X where
with the naked eye she cond the dsnanted town of
Fredericksburg and the rebel pckes opposite shore
At noon the President mounted bay charger aud rode
fr I'm headquarters Gen. Hooker, mounted on his gallant
white seed rode at bis left and they followed by at
least fifty officers, Handsomely uniformed making an i'm
posing appearance rarely eQIard this continent as the
party dashed the hs escorted by the ancers with
hutsrirg penbons Meanwhile thousands and thousands
OF cavalry had been moving from their respective encamp
mens To the ground desgna ed for their review All
under the command Of Major Gen. Soneman chief of cav
airy whore adesde camp conducted each to
P ce, and when tbs Numbered forth welcome to
the President could far the eye could reach
serred ranks OF horsemrn their ssbres altering in the
sun AT the reviewing flag large group of officers
mounted on ine horses, with few ladies' horseback
Mrs Lincoln, Attorney Ger eral Bates and few others
were in carriages
The President frat rode up and down the lines with his
hat in HE hand bowne acknowledgements the salutes
given him by each officer while the bands played Hail to
the Cher as be passed their respective reguents Gen.
oker rode at bis left b,nd, while his right hand rods
Gen. StoDeman. The staff which owed must have been
hundred strong and famously mud despatched they all
were behre they hal eoae the grand rounds
After hsy ridden through the ines the President took
his position at the national flag and the cavalry, break
ing from line into column by squadron paesed in review.
tws imposing pec acl, to- see brigade after brigade,
steadily past the and horses looking well and ready
for service After the Of cavalry hsd gone by the
hor,e artillery Numbered past. every "a mounted.
In fifteen minute, after the last battery had passed by
the President the entire body of troops the reviewing of-
GER and the spectators had all left the ground While the
display cheersd tbs heart Of every Union and woman
present t must have struck into the hearts Of the
shverg rebels who could easily have witnessed every
movement from the hills beh nd Fredericksburg
Afrr the President had returned from the review,
large number OF general officers presented him
beadquaters and later in the day dned with Gen Hook
err VINO also had NJ guests major generals Mrs.
Gen Stonemsn was pre- ent.
The fine appearance Of the cavalry and the horse srt
ery Was an agreeable surprise to all who wtnessed tho
review as the animals had all been exposed to the win
ters sto ms They had evidently been well fed and well
cared for neither they fail to render powerful aid in
the coming campaign.
IL had been intended to have grand review Of infantry
on yesterday, TUESDAY but il was evident to ali who
were out Mo,day that it would involve marchig in
deep mud aud wadng through swollen water courses 90
1t was postponed
President Lincolo. accompanied by Gen. Hooker and
staff rode to visit several hospitals and cali on seve
raj Generals at their headqasrters Mrs Lincoln
time proposed 10 return h. Washington in the afternoon
with Attorney General Bates, but prevailed upon to
remain Judge Bates lef at O'Clock with Capt Craw-
ord Of the Presidensl party To-day "wednesday tho
infantry review will come off, and President Lincoln will
return this sfternon unless he dscdes await until to-
morrow morning and g. up by daylight. The Distinguish
ed vsters appear TO have enjoyed their VISIT and like
camp hfe
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or TUE PoToMAc,
- Wsdnesdsy Aprh 3, 1869.
review OF portion Of the army took place to-day on
the plain In the Of Falmouth General Hook and