New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-10

= The Richmond Mhls. Mly 3.

20 y The Richmond Wits, Maya
SATURDAY was devoted 30 military spectacle
the grnnlc.I most imposing, and at the same time h
aSs pr esng moad s since he war besaaSc home
ward marcf ~ portion OF The Army Of the Potomac
Tie day was bright md bcautfll-thc Sabbath day
poacc-sert 10 smile upon scene seldom witnessed
Twice by lie same geneTaiiona grand army after fou
wears of bo,lv war marching bnek 10 joyous music
and tho s.,nds Of Home Again. TO the point IRON
whence IL set out Ioi lc i4tl MNAess"e ia ho c'ch1
/ Tho Military Department Of Richmond was early
astr as II had been determined TO give TIE returning
troops reception and escort 'srPlen ie a.y suen s
beftied the occasion The Ibird DIVISION OF Tie
Twentv.f.uTtb CoTps 81 the Army of the James com
anded ly Broyet MaoTGon Dercns' turned onf ana
was stationed at interval. taTo's nS ty on ne b
of march. Tie citizens Wti' aV'o"' ~ "'H'sa INC
display and throngel the Sidewalks. .
\ About a. ~. the Fifth Corps whose long nlne hnc
could be stretching over ,he h!snts % nah.nes
ter broke oamg and moving down to ne riVer com
meneed crossing upon the potion bridge leading 10
the foot of SevcAtceuth-st. TIC iontooh ana JOCK
bridges crossed, tie lie OF march WIS taAen down
Cary - TWepty.ffssi 81, NJ TWcnl.irst TO Main NJ
Main TO Governor ~ GOvoncr Ia CspltOst, cut Cap.
ol TO Ninth down Siuth 10 Franklin ont frar Kiln 10
First out F.ls, TO Broad out Bread t. Biookc-aTc.
end the Pile
Our observations were taken from Govcrnorst. Tie
central JOINT Of interest. First came MAJOR ton
George T. Meade, commanding the Army Of me Polo
mac BY MS pnddy VaH ncI,ao p ~ d mo
STAFF As Cen Mecic appeared aud rode along TIE
fine Of escort the drums rolled. tie hags waved The
troops came 70 present arms ana chscr upon obeer
burs. forth a. $40 different points Of uAe Inc were
reached. The General simply acknowledged ne salute
by lifting HE cap. In tls va! the whole Inc Vas
trayerecd. :,
Then came the Pioneer Corps Provost Gard. aud
First second aud Third Divisions Of The fith Army
Corps marching in quick tine, In the ioowlu5 otgef
Nsior.Gcn Griffin, commanding finh corps uHtc zen
Wsrren's); First Division. MaJOr-Gen. thamDcilaihi
Second Division. MeJorGen. AyFesi lnri pi,' s.ur,
MaiorGen Crawford. Each division commander auh
=, ~ we're comm meuted by the escort with salute
which tLe commander acknowledge by ming ms nat
Tho infantry regiments looked ~ eNyp'ep' r'." ~
marched With knapaess lung ,n" ga ,nro,,ons N
me 10 which their march was now certaiDiy 'eidlh4
or The almost nnumerabe iass ana banners IL
We not ced humber tom aud ta'tcieu' hele ~ ~,
embilz9ned thereon the names Of the numerous
battls.deds upon which tic particular regiments hau
distinguished themselves .., 80, .,oso.-,.
From q. o'clock q. H. until ~ oeloekp m the SEEM
in civ @, dess stream Of the Fth Corps eonilhned 70
thread lis way through the city IN.f comne' ~, ,
din. II war military pinoiala, T sT,s bonners
e.rJs ,nl druus Finally the spectacle grew mono
tonous and spectators went away I" ulhAe. 10 Ie.u
aud fEd the same tide surglns y en. III 80,
nsrid disulav Of LIGHT artillery followed the inian
nv pageant. Tue regiments ard the BATTERIES rello
scned the Eastern and Middle stat S' Ys
pdaware MARYLAND Massachusetts, Connecticut Nei'
mont. New llai.psh.re. Gnd other states. -, 49,,
The Second Corps, halor-hcn' Hninph'i'S oo'n'
;,r commeuccd il moyegeut rom ManeAe ter as Son
o lie re,r OF the Filth Corps had crossed ihe po,go
bridge and It's van commenced paS.lhS 80" -" ~
building AZ precisely twen! minutes " cI -
movcd In Older corresponding To the run '"iIs
~ p;n,eer Corps. Provost Guard, F1st Division
Maier,;en. Miles. second Division. MaJcrGen' Mott
Ihhd Division. MajorGen. - -.
The march and reception Of tbs corps was Tue ss'
a. HE Tinh The bands OF the escort played, thel
ahonues dipped and the troops cheeied ~ We com
mauding GcnoTG.s and stats appeared Tue "ehei"N
Consnicnous in the ranks of tic Second Corps wa
the lrsh Brigade now known as the cOrcorIh Legion
a sturdy haIdy-locking set OF men i'"eh ,oeaa, ,
aported spig II green IN Lis cap'ifoni, ana greer
OF the nationality oil irc~nd-"a'e'
nc regiments ofthis corps represented generally th
same STATES as the Fifth though some Wetcrh req
Emcnts appeared Several Incidents tIanspirec aions
the route of march interesting ehonrh ioI Iseil" ~
The march Of the hoops past Liops Ii.son, ~ ,
was included in the route. In order 10 gTai inc so'
d,ers WAS marked alternately by cheers ana grooh
from those Who from time to tine IN te progress Oh
war, were unfortunate 81 70 bc ,ounaIi Nv,
Of its inbosntablc walls. Whether desenedly or 10.
the progranme OF route took the line past Cen Lee
Elesidouce Frankiast, and those OF ,hc sooIeEs WV
were aware Of the probable lrony o es"' cbeere,
kut,ly as Inc residence approached and passed
said that Gen. Lee stood at the closed Dnos oi QUE
the windows and viewed the pageant Tor lev minutes
We understand at tho route OF the procession was SC
Elected ard lead through tie streets tint "ou pes
afford the troops an opportunity Oh YleNIns 'o w
for its pOssessiOn And the soldiers seemed 10 cnJ
the spectacle with pleasure though Without any on'
4 ward demonstration whatever ., -, 4,
4 The entire line Of the two Corps was .. nours
passing given point-fiom $50 a. m TO 5;io y. ~
The rear well upon the suburbs OF the CITY III san
down. and the army biyouackel for the nignt aDou.
ymcs east Of Richmond on its route To washington
Prominent among the officers Of the honorary escort
the Twenty fourth Corps were Breyet Malor ,'en
eDovcns; Erig Gen. NJ Il. Patrick Provost Aiarsha
tGcn.; Brig. Gen. Dent Military Governor, ana neal
all the military heads Of the Departments In Rchmono
According 10 the estimate Of one oil the general ON
tcers who acquainted with the strength of tie Cor
Ethc number of soldiers who passed through was Det"ec
s4j 900 aud 5000 The Army OF the Potomac Is con
poscd of five corps therefore the troops that have pas
ed through compose only something over third oil th
sstrength Of that army.
Opposite the City Hall the troops marched In reyic'
pasi Generals Meade and Hallcek. who occupied pos
1tions On the steps. -
All along the route Of MAJ ch there great tnr
ont of the citizens and soldiers witness the niitr
djsplny one of the last In the great and bloody dram
5of This war. III.
d was expected to reach Manchester yesterday. WI
Rprobablv PASS through Richmond It's way to " esl
E,ncton lie grand rendezvous and mastering ont pom
toward which all The armies are convcrgng and col
kccntrating.