New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-09
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GRAND Review OF Cavalry by inc rcsi"e"
Now Accumulation OF 'ne S"'"'r'
Co,rc 200 Men said 10 be on re-
-. u,guinccnt Appearance of this
Troops.
'''-" O0 ARMY OF THE Potomac, April g. 1863.
To-day the President, who has been since yester
d.v Morning the guest of Msjor-Gen. Hooker, re
.,;.,rod The cavalry under Gen. Stoneman. The
1,,.;do,,;,l marty, which consisted of Mr.. Lincoln
Nh. Lincoln having left camp orthe review-ground
IN a carriage some time preyious-Master Thomas
lincoln, Attorney General Bates, DR.. Henry, Mr.
Brooks and Capt Crawford, started from hesdqusr
,ers stIl9 o'clock for the field. Mr.. Lincoln, il
company with Gen. Stoneman, rode at the head o
the cavacade; then followed Fighting joe" rs HI
is called in the army, mounted on superb white
bore, and accompanied by his stall; the remainder
of the procession made up fthe Ma or-G enera
OF the army-all of whom were present-the eorp
and division commanders, and a detachment OF Ian
GERS, who brought up the rear.
The ground selected for the review was reached
at noon. IL IS a broad plain OF iOatDy iaud, Iou
two to three miles square, time devoted 10 the
cultivation of tObarco but now left bleak and par
rem by the devastating march OF war, scarce tIoe
beng visibe--only here and there desefteu IaLn
house; and dotting the country rounu' 'ne WIZ f
teuts Of the soldiers. Here, drawn up IN oonoIe COZ
u,np the cavalry awaited the appearance Vi the
Co,nmander.in-Chief whose appearance was ah'
nounced by the firing of q salute OF II guns. im
nd;selv on reaching the field the whole cortege rode
elono the line the President with head uncovered;
the cavalry acknowledging his presence with naked
swords reversed, inc USUAL heVnVu vi eaiua'ion VI
such OCCASIONS.
The scene was grand and imposing in the extreme
never before having been equaled by any similar
display on this continent. The day was overcast
aud somewhat chilly, but this did not materially ln
terere with the brillisncv of the scene. From The
hills beyond Fredericksburg the Rebels III thei'
s,rongholds with the aid of glasses, could view The
vast plain, black with the moving masses. Such d
sight SO cheering to the heart OF q friend, so ap
palling to that of foe, enough TO strike terror
iui the very vitals Of RebvldOm.
Hitherto the cavalry of our army has been with
out organ izaton up into fragments, made TO dc
picket duty TO guard camps and other like has
il been put to. More recently the necessity OF cou
solidatiOn has become apparent; and the OBJECT Of
.he review to-day war TO exhibit the efficiency
which tns arm of the has attained under The
new method. Nothing could more satisfactorily
prove the advantages gained by 1t than an occasion
OF this nature; and we know from the opinions
pressed by military men who were present that II
was in every way satisfactory.
Wien the President had ridden the whole lengtl
OF the lne. the entire corps, numbering upward Of
L.. 600 men, passed in review before him. During
this ceremony he stood close TO the carriage which
contained the estimable lady who shares with hin
the hOnors which belong 10 his high position
around him were gathered officers OF all grades con
nscted with the stats of the various Generals who
were present. When tie last Of that great multi
tide of armed men bad gone by, still accompanied
by Gems. Hooker and SIoneman, he with biz party
returned 10 headquarters, where they parioOk o
diDner prepared expressly for them III the tent
Of the Commanding General. Il. 6. s.