The New York herald., 1864-04-05
TIL + D Az.
YnE GRAND MILITARY DISPLAY.
Eight Thousand Men Under Arms i
The Line Two Miles Long
Of Thousands Of Spectators,
90
Ben 3ep Aes

Ehe Inspection in Fourteenth street.
Fourteenth street being the place appointed for the
eenAesvous Of the military, we made IN early start for
Nat vicinity for the purpose Of securing favorable
pcstion the troops they arrived on the
spes. Twelve O'Clock found US In the vicinity OF Union
square, whore everything appeared 70 be 10 Its normal
ssodision We saw few people waiting around and
~ were occasionAy reused TO high state OF excite
n0t by cavalryman dashng along At fu speed TO the
great alarm Of everybody crossing the street. small
Dsy was leading dyspeptic and oversd poodle to give
~ little brute constitutional airing Everything looked
q ws remarked BEFORE just usual Alta quarter past
svsvs band heard playing In the distance, and At
ooee the whole changed. Al the further end OF
Fourteenth street line o' gittsrng bayones
rapidly advancing In the direction OF Second avenue
~Tns regulars are coming" was At once spread through
~ rapidly Increasing crowd and everybody pressed
forward to the edge Of the sidewalk The ment
very exciting one, and the urchn In charge OF the
psedls dragged It along al most unmsrcifui rate. Ma
suick march the troops advanced They preceded
- platoon OF policemen composed OK section each
from the Nnth and Sixteenth precincts, under the COM
mand Of Sergeant TAFT, OF the sixteenth precinct
Loud commendstions hvished on the nne,
ssllisrly appearance or the men, who were
Shs permanent party from Governors Island under com
uand Of Major wallace aud Captain wilkins. They took
o position on the corner OF Fourteenth street ard
second aycnue-the extreme right OF the line.
Immediately following Major wsliace's command were
~ Third regiment, commandst By Captain Sheridan
shs Fourth, under Captain Brightly tho Sixth, under
Captain Bright the SEVENTH under Captain Chipp; the
eighth, under Captain Coxwel and the Tenth, under
Captain Clinton They had come from the different forts
the harbor and bad been landed at the loot of Twenty
laird street. North river Brsader General staunard Is
entitled 70 much FOR the early hour At which
hss command arrived. The regiments took up positions
n the order we have mentioned. They we're formed in
deuoie nles and the order ssisud az ease Issued The
chattet with the byslsndsrs and creited very ia
vcraole impression on everybody oy their manly do
The crowd began TO increase. The people already filled
every conceivable place from whch the military IA.
Goant could be sccn The boys, hearing another band
started on nj full speed 10 welcome Tho freah arrivals
- was Colonel De Wits regiment of veteran reserves
formerly known as the Invalid corps. We followed tha
Boys and found the crowd stll being reinforced
Tho Fourteenth regiment New York heavy artillery
Colonel Y. q. Marshall comm andng. took M 10.
piton This regiment turned out about fifteen hndr oil
strong and It's appearance reflected the credit on
tho colonel commanding. Regiments nov began 10 ar
rive with great rspldty and every side beard
the strAns OF martial music. The crowd all this
slime increasing, and moving about work OF time
end dficuity. The liDe already extended along Pour.
esnb street TO University place, and the next body oC
hoope 10 take Up position consisted OF battery zach
sf the Twentieth and Twenty eighth regiments New York
syth ery, under command OF Captain Hannum This
competed the line OF regular troops and their extreme
sfi ree.ed on Fourteenth street Sixth avenue.
The tehi,uepis u General Sandfords command were al
On No sfouhd. tv had soi considerably mixed pp Tho