The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-26
Review OF tho Ninth Army Corps by tho
President.

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WASHINGTON, April 26. 1854.
Tho nfarry OF the Ninth army corps passed in -eview
before the President this afternoon MIR Lincoln, at
tended by General Burnside and number OF dis
tipeuished officers civiians and ladee. occupied the
eastern portco OF Wizards Hotel. and received march
ing salute from the troops they passed. The windows
o. the heie andtne adjacent were crowded with
adies and The streets thronged with lockers on
upon the grand spectacle Of army passing in
revew through the streets Of Washington. IT
was brilliant nud sou stirring affair, As the
battle Of the various veteran regiments
advanced 10 The they greeted with loud
nu7zas from the assembled thousands The troops
marched well, sod Notwithstanding their bvouac in a
drench nc storm last night they looked well their
bronaed features confirming The history Of their battles
inscribed upon their reg mental colors, II grand
sghi, ana VIII he ore remembered.
The Presidents Order Assigning General
Blair 10 rne Command of the Seven
Il WASHINGTON, April "a, 1894.
On Saturday The President assigned Major General
Blair 70 the command OF the Seventeenth (Mcfbersons)
army corps, 10 the Department Of the Mississippi.
The following order mas been issued the subject
snNEaAI oEprss--so. 49,
war DMARTMIsy, ApJuTANI GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, April % 1864. !
]. MAJOR General r. Blair Jr., is ass,gned to the
IL captain J. Alexander. Of We Third regiment
lnited States cavalry assigned al assistant. Hdjuant
eeneI OF the Seventeenth army corrs with the or
ieuteuaui cocpe the tenth section o. the ap
PRESIDENT or TIE UNIFIED STATES.
{. b TOWNSEND, Assistant Adju,ant General
General Bar LEI, the city 90 sunday evening TO join
his command
Fsesh Army for Frontier Defence
One Hundred Thousand Militia OF the
Gal mt IN rrk an
Duty, &c.
WASHINGTON, April 25, 1864
On Saturday Governors LEWIS, Of Wisconsin, Yates
Of Illinois; stone OF Iowa; Morton, Of lndsDa; Brough,
Of Ohio and Blair OF Michigan jointly rendered The Pre-
sedert CT the Omitted States hundred thousand troops
10 serve one Eandred days, TO be clothed armed aud
equipped by the United states government, the men to
be aeed WITHIN The limits Of the yeral Northwestern
states named.
The proposition was accepted by The President the
Secretary War was subsequently Instructed to
these troops
-Four or Of the named Governors issued their
State rroclamaons 10 this city, ard ser. them forward
on Saturday.
The FIRE, proposition made by the Nortbwestern Gov
esnors that the President issue HIS Proclamation Tor
enc hurdred thousand months men, but owing TO
difficulties could not be immediately overcome, they
| agreed 70 make the proposition mentioned.
1t believed by the gentlemen who have rendered this
new auxiliary force that they win be able to raise IL in
twenty Eve days THIS army viii garrison all the
poss and the frontier and 10 real active opera.
tons thus enabling the doing part garri
sion duty 10 Join our armies 10 the led.
The number accepted by government for ono
hundred days service 10 much larger than has been
hitherto slated The tenders OF such troops up this
time amoubt 10 nearly han million Of men. The whole
people the Governors Of the cy States appear b.
vide awake aud 10 have accepted the advice OF the
HERALD TO forward low and crush the rebellion and
finish tie war at single blow. oil viii be Introduced
into the senate sppropriang $40 100000 TO
pay FOR ibe services Of the militia called out in West
erp States for temporary service.