Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-24
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WAsHINGroS. May 23.-Thoussnds OF persons
including many from other cities, who have
specially come here 10 see the grand pa
geant, line the sidewalk from the Capitol
TO the Executive Mansion. distance OF two
miles, while windows and balconies and all eligi-
Die positions, including house tops, were occupied
oy deeply interested spectators All public
business suspended aud there was q general
holiday The Capitol bore the motto in large
letters. q" The only National Debt we can never
pay the debt we owe to the victorious Union
soldiers"
At the North of the Capitol at least 1000
school girls were assembled neatly dressed, and
there was much pleasant excitement among
them, in psessing forward to present flowers to
the soldiers. These children all sang patriotic
songs.
The immense column moved in the following
order Headquarters Army of the Potomac.
Gen Meade, commanding the Generals Staff;
Headquarters Squadron First Massachusetts,
Cavalry. Capt. Flint commanding. Maj. Gen
Merritt commanding; the Generals Staff; Head
quarters Escort. Filth u. ). Cavalry, 1t. Urban
commanding Third Cavalry, Maj Gen Gustav
commanding This officer was vocilerously
cheered at various points, and was some what
encountered by ~reaths and boquets, which had
been presented him Other officers were SINH
lary houored with cheers and floral gifts and
the waving OF handkerchiefs by ladies Next
the Second and Filth Cavalry Divisions, com
manded respectively by Gen s Davies and Deviu:
the Horse Artillery Brigade the Provost Mar
shals' Brigade, and the Engineer Brigade The
| troops composing these bodies were composed in
large part from New York, West Virginia, FER
mont, Connecticut. Ohio. New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Ninth
Corps. General Psrke commanding.
lar A I'D -.
Wilcox, the 2nd division by General Griffin, ard
the 81 division by General C,rin. These troops
were from Wisconsin. Michigan, New York,
Pennsy lvans, Ohio. Maryland. Massachusetts
New jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
Vermont aud Maine.
Next followed a division of the 18th army
corps. commanded by General Dwight including
an artillery brigade, the troops being from Maine,
New York. Vermont. Connecticut aud Massa-
ebu>etIs
Fifth corps. General Griffi commanding. The
lot division was comm ,uded by General Chsm-
oerlain. the III by General Ayers, aud the 81 by
General Crawford These uoops were composed
ot volunteers from Pennsy lyaua, New York
Maine, Massachusetts, MARYLAND, Delaware
Wisconsin, with the United States artillery.
Next followed the ID corps, General Hum
phreys commanding lst division. Brevet b G
Ramsay; 81, General B ,rlow 3D. General Mott
These troops principally from New York
Pennsy lvania, Michigan. New Hampshire.
Massachusetts. Mnuesoia. Delaware. Ohio
West Virginia, y ew Jersey, Connecticut, Maine
and ludisus.
The troops As they moved along Pennsylva
MIA Avenue, presented grand appearance, al
arms OF the service being represented in full
force The occasional insertion of body of
ZJusves served TO relieve the sameDess and gave
a fine effect Looking up Peunsy lvsnia Avenue
there was a continuous moving line "a far as the
eve could reach of National, State, division
brigade. and other flags. Some OF them were
new, with stars OF GOLD glittering IN the SUM- anc
these conTasted strangely With the flags borne
IN the procession tattered in battle, or 10 mere
shreds Others were thickly covered with the
| names anu dates OF battle fields where victories
we're won BY these proud veterans The flag
stats were decorated With flowers, and yery many
uoquets hung from the Duzzles OF muskets
These troops lid not, 10 dress, present a war
worn appearance They we're all we'll and
cleanly dressed, aud their hne marching elected
praise from every tongue On the south side O
he Avenue, fronting the Executive Mansion,
stand vas placed, hung handsomely and fes
TONED with National fAgs- Al various point:
were the inscriptions Atlanta, Wilderness, Stone
| River. South Mountain. Shiloh, SIcksburg. St
v4unah Richmond. Petersburg and Coal Har
! vi us cNauu v a. peaf SNNNPSN w tc>4
dent johnson and the members of his Clbine;
| Gems. Grant and Sherman. and other distin
| guished army officers. On the lett were mem
bers of the Dip.om attic Corps and their families
2O0 tickets having been issued to this class o
| spectators.
On stands erected for The purpose were Geo
| Bancroft and the following named Governors o
States, Buckingham. Andrew, Fenton. Fsir
childs. Bradford. Curtin. and Smith: Senator
Wade. Sherman. Wilson. johnson. Chandler
Harris Hendricks, D.Iou, Foster. Morgan, Cou
uess. and Lane of Kansas; Representative
Schenck. Hooper. Aarston. Lynch. Hays, Porter
! KELLEY. jerks, Loan. ane TX speaker Graw.
There were at least thirty naval officers bear