The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-05-31
TTsE GRAND REVIEW IN
WILMINGTON.

4 llG aNs-s 20 ibttNu - i-lNAIh y INNlttr
ri eager ta give the heroes OF the war a
hearty welcome, and Tie columns ccmmen-
ced 20 move At @:l5, tie first being headed
lay Gen. Meade, followed by his staff lie
wa enthusiastically chcvrcd all a!orS the
rcuie ia,i;as waving their haudkeTchicis- -
.hf iha Capitol the children are assembled,
who distribute bOquctS and loo.e fowtrs {,
the c;,,'uut men a. they pass, The soilcd
ami ragjy.cd E@gs OF the soldiers are prcud-
" hnyuc by them amid the cheers of the
locker, on The cavalry IS the trst in or
der to pass in review, under Gen. Merritt,
General Custer bears lclutiul wreath
un Lis aSla, Presented 10 him at the Cap
itol .....
/ i. vicinity Cf the stands at the Pres
tdcnt's house dense crowd Is congregated.
The uvenue Is perfectly clear Of all vehicles
nd the march is uninterrupted.
Full. ACCOUNT
From tie Cincinnati Commercial.
WASulSUr0N, %. The grandast militia
rv pageant of modern times. the iitring cele-
bfation ut the v.usC al gigantic ctyIi VA,
commenced ia this city to-day, III the review
hy The Lieutenant General and President OF
the i.nued STATES Of the greater portion Of
the Amy OF the Potomac, to be followed
tomorrow hya similar review Of most OF all
th, troops Of the Military Division OF the
Mississippi, under the command OF General
sherman. IN anticipation Of witnessing
this UNPARALLELED pageant, the city has Lrtn
filling up with visitors, until the number cs-
tinrlted to-day at 10000, The day opened
bright and clear, the air being cool and bra
cing \ tner day for malching cpuld hardly
have been selected. During tile night, lhe
firc department watered Pennsylvania ave
nue. and the dust was laid along the entire
line Ui' march. .- ..
Before daylight the various columns com
meuccd to muye from Arlington lights
down to the Potomac, where they crossed
the Long Bridge, and marched to the rear
Of the Capitol By s 0 clock this morning
Pennsylvania avenue was lined from the
Cavitol to the White House, with dense
masses Of people All the buildings were
occupied IRON payemeHs to houHetop.-
Flags Euated from nearly every prominent
point, and transpareucie> adorned iuany res
ldences.
Soon after O'Clock the famous cavalry
command Of General Sheridan deEiUd around
the eastern front Of the Capitol, where they
were welcomed by several Thousand school
cEildIen singing patriotic scrS&, HE old
veterans took this as very pletty compll-
mcnt, and acknowledged it III many ways,
cSpcc.aliy when the children sang Battle
cIv of Freedom. AT the head OF the cav
airY ;CGy Grn. Meade and staIf, accom- pan
led by IN escort OF regiment OF cavalry
Iae livnclai standard bearer was fanked
On each side ty two soIdiers bearing wreaths
Of cycrgrccn&.
A,the column wheeled oy he Capitol, and
around INTO Pcnnsy ylvanlaaycnue, the crowds
on both sides Of the streets sent up repeat
cd cheers. In the absence Of Gen. Gherl.
dan, Major Gen. Merritt commanded the
cavalry, with the headquarters escort Of the
5, h Regular Cavalry. Then followed the
sd Cavalry Ii2ision, commanded by Gen.
Caster, who was literally covered with
wrcaths OF flowers as he rode along an4iC
the laudits Of thousands. lhc men werc
finely mounted and neatly uniformed. Theil
hromzed an earancc only gave evidence ot
their ylterancy. The horses were in very
fuc condition, and marched with the utmost
regularity, seemingly keeping time to tha
music that rose from every brigade. Thi.
fine cavalry force numbering 10000 men
were two hours III passing a given point. II
the Cd Brigade Of this division, were Ist LII.
diana and Sd West Virginia, and in the Is
Brigade, the u Ohio Cavalry, which made
very handsome Appearance. In the Is
Brigade Of the lst Division, Gen. Glib
commanding, were the lst, 18th, 9th and til
M;chigau Regiments, AnUWn as tic Mich!
gan Cavalry Brigade. Bringing up the re2l
we're the hmse-auiliery brigalo, the Proves
Marshal brigade and Engineer brigade. -
The artillery was composed mosty of batter
les Of the regular army, ami az tneT brigA
runs moved from curb stone to curb Uye
the pavement, this efficient branch Oh tho
service elcised general attention audcspecis
admiration.
4 view from the Capitol looking down
| PENNSYLVANIA ayrnt;c on thc thousands o
horse tlncn that Hlicd the broad street Just a!
far a4 the eye could r0ach, was on9 never to
| be forgotten. In front nl' the President
house long rows of torlacei seats, e.evatcC
stands, &c, had been elected for the pIlHl
ledged persons.
One feature in the vast but select Assem-
| bIago was the erection Of Stands Ior the u3t
OF the different States, where the Govern
ors, whowclc here, together with the clt
Gems of the various States, enthusiastically
welcomed home their troops as they march
| ed bv, In the center OF these seats auC
| stands there was was a larger one than thC
rest handsomely decorated with the nation
| al colors. On 1t were seated the l'rcslden
and most Of MS Cabinet, including Secreta
ry Seward who lay in a reclining position
| Near the President sat lieutenant Genera
Grant and Major General Sherman, togetil
| tl ~ tho ~
| the latter army On each side OF Genera
Grant sat Colonel Parker, Of his staff, ano
Secretary Stanton.
After passing the reviewing stand Gen
Meade Joined the distinguished party, ia
king seat Immediately behind the Presi
dent. On another portion of the sani'
stand there was a large representation OF tn,
diplomatic corps.
As he advanced column moved by tn,
White House. it was received with deafeninl
cheers the waving Of flags and handker
chiefs, and other demonstrations of enthu
sia III. Gen. Grant sat with his little sol
on his knee, occasionally rising and bowiny
in obedience to the demand Of the peopl
and troops. Only the mounted officers sd
lut(d hith 't-
BY II O clock the cavalry had passed tn,
reviewing stand, and were followed by til,
9Th Army Corp8, Major General Parke
commanding. The lst Division headed th,
corps, with Gen. Wilcox in command. Ii
the lst brigade of the lst Division were tn
following Western regiments: 38th Wiscon
sin 3Tth Michigan l7th Michigan, 37tl
Wisconsin. In the I'd brigade was the .,
Michigan, Doth Michigan, and Goth Ohio
IL NJ ItEn f,ttr,.