The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-01
THE GRAND REVIEW.
Armies OF The West on Parade,
Finest Pageant Cf the War.
GRAND OVATION TO GENERAL
SHEI MIN.
Magnificent Displ y of tho Troops.


Tclegraphic Correspondence Cincinnati
ommercal.
WASHINGTON, Nav "a.
The grand parade of the troops com.
posing the military division or the Mis-
ssippi, under command Of Maj1r Gene
ral Sh, rman, took place through Penn
sy yvauia avenue to day, in pr scnce N
the President and Cabinet, the Diploma.
tic Corps, the corps commanders Of the
Amy of the Potomac, and at least one
hundred and fifty thousand spectators. Il
yesterday was one ol the grandest u.ili
tary povrants eyer witnessed on this
continent, to-day carried off the palm nj
being the grandtst ever known in the
history or modern iimcs.->The interest
10 see this review was far grca or thun
that manifested on Yesterdays display.
Few people oi the Eastern States had
ever seen the Western vctcrn E, who
have marched from Chattanooga to
Atlanta, and thence to Savannah, ind
N ,rth Carolina, and Richmond, and
Washington. While Washington there
fore, was ovcrhowng with visitors ycsicr.
day, the special and regular trains last
night and this morning brought additional
thousands. TO pro"urc u room, or place
to sleep, is an utter impossbilitv.
Thousands Of persons were compelled to
walk about during the night. Every hotel
and boarding. house IN the city is crowded.
People slept on The tcrraced stands in
front OF the. White House, Ia railroad
trnins, pnblic halls, and, in fact, In any
place 0ffording shelter.
Not even under the proverbially serene
sky of glorious Italy could human imagi.
nation have conceived of a more intensely
lovely day than that which dawned this
morning. The entire day was clear and
cool, and added additional zest and vigor
to the troops. The Fire Department
throughout the city had been made 10 per.
form the unusual duty of cleansing and
purifying the streets during the whole Of
the previous night, so that the line OF
march through which our war.worn vete.
rams had to pass, il not absolutely free
from annuyanccs, was at least endursblc.
nothing, in short, could have been more
favorable, both in regard to the weather,
police regulations, and general surround
ings Of the whole affair, from the start to
the closing scene, to render this grand
review of the colossal army fresh from
its labnrs of conquest and OF glory, one
of unparalleled success.
During last night, the Army OF the
Tennessee marched ont of its camps in
the rear Of Arlington flights, and bivou-
acked near The lorg Bridge, on the Vir-
4. 4 IL ID 4
the Ursiy commenced to move across the
river, up Maryland avenue 10 the north
aud east al the Capitol, where the 10Th
Corps, under command OF Major General
John A. Logan, formed to head - grand
column. Al precisely 0 o'clock. the sig.
nal gun for the moving of the umn
was fired 10y Lieutenant Colonel Ross,
Chiel OF Artillery Of the 18th Crps.
Genera Sherman and staff whrcied intn
liue on Prrnsy lvanla avenue, amid the
repeated cheers Of thousands, while 10
dies and children bedeckeG the General
aud his horse with wr a,hs of flowers
The staff and escort made ine appear
ance as they rode few yards in ndyunce
Of the column. The General was the
recipient of continued ovation a. he pro
ceedcd up the avenue. The thousands
who crowded the sidewalks, linrd the
huusctops, aud filed the windows, rent
the air with their cheers, while flags
were waved, and other demonstrations
made. Crows of ladies' on baleonies
and other places begged the General to
look toward them, but he rode straight on,
turning neither to the right nor the left.
aud apparently unmoved by the magnifi
cent greeting which he received IRON the
acres Of people along the route.
Following him came the Isl Regiment
Michigun Engineers, aud Isl Regiment
Missouri Engineers, Colonel J. b. Yates
commanding, who were immediately sue.
ceeded by NJ jor General John A. LIgan
at the head Of his old l5lh Corps, but
now in command Of the Army Of Tennes'
see, which followed him. This corps
rapidly filled the avenue, from the CapitU
to the Treasury d. pariment, and its long
rows of gitterihg steel and polished can
non moved for two hours in front of tn,
reviewing stand, in front of the Presi
dents house, where thirty or forty thous
and people were congregated.
General Sherman and staff soon up
preached the head Of the terraced sea-;
that were crowded with ladies and gen
lt!emen. The Enthusiasm, as he first sp
lpeared, is almost indescrlbable. Tn
vast mSsses rose and gave cheer upo
cheer which were continued for severn
moments, while the music o; doze
bands could hardly be heard above th
tumultuous welcome. Upon arriving i
front of Major General Augur's head
quarters, General Sherman removed hi
hat, rode near he building, and bowe
very low at some person sitting at one q
,he second-siory windows. The thous
ands who gazed ut this unusual demon
stration OF respect wondered 10 whom
was given, but the recipientwa no lea
u parsonage than Secretary Seward. VIII
was reviewing the parade, accompanie
by several members Of his family.
!, The enthusiasm increased as GenerI
Sherman drew near the Presidential slanC