The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-24
The Great Review-SgaguiAesns Disilay
Washington, May %.

As early as 7 o'clock this morning th'
people assembled 10 Pennsylvania Avspu'
70 vitaess the great review. The day !
beastifnlsa add everything is IN the atnos
order for the. march of the wsr-worl
troops. The Avenue 1t an early hou1
was washed by the fire department. 90 u
to hare it bright and clean. In front o.
the President's house an immesse stand
bad been erected on the sonth eide Of the
street, for the gallant officers Of Grau'
and Sherman, who are to review the
troops. Another stand 10 erected on the
north eide for tho accommodation Of mem.
bers of Congress and others. A stand u
also erected on the square for wounded
soldiers. The houses 10 the vicinity 0i
the Presidents house are tastefully dec
Grated with Gags and evergreens.
The ronte Of march is packed with
people ell eager to give the heroes of the
war hearty welcome.
The columns commenced to move a.
8 O'Clock, the first being headed by Gen
Meade, followed by his staff. He was
enthusiastically cbeered all along the
road, the ladies waving their handker-
lchiess. AT the Capital the children are
assembled, Who distribute boquess end
loose flowers to the gallant men a. they
pass.
The eoilsd and tattered fags Of the
soldiers are proudly borne by them amid
the cheers of the lockers on. The cavalry
is the 6rst in order to pass in review. M.
der Gen. Merritt. Gen. Cussar bears .
besu,iful wreath on his arm, presented TO
him at the Capital. 10 the vicinity Of
the stands at the Presidents house, =
dense crown is congregated. The Avo-
uue is perfectly clear Of all vehicles, and
the march is uninterrupted.
Thousands of persons. including many
from other cities, who have come hither to
see the pageant, line the sidewalks from
the capitol to the executive mansion, a
distance Of mile and half, while win
do~s and balconies and all the eligible po-
sitions. including house-tops, we're occu-
pied BY the spectators.
All public business vs. asuspended and
there was general holiday.
The capitol bore the motto 10 large let
.ers The only national debt We can nev
er pay is tbe deb, We owe to the victorious
Union soldiers AT the north OF the cap
itoi at !ess, two Thousand school gill.
were assembled neatly dressed and there
was much pleasant excitement AMONG
them 10 pressing forward TO give fowers to
ori4 Al
patriotic songs.
The immense column moved in the fol
lowing order:
Headquarters Army of the Potomac
Gen. Meade commanding; General Staff
Headq quarters, squadron LIST Mass. Cav.
Capt. Flint commanding: M,jor General
Merritt, commanding general; Gen Staff
Headquarters, escort 5ssh q. s. Cav; L..
Col. Urban commanding; 81 Cav, Mi.
Geo. Custar commanding. This officer
wa. vocierou.ly cheered At various points
of the line and was somewha, encumbsrei
by wrea,hs and boquets which had been
presented him
Other officers were similarly honored
with cheers and floral gifts and the wav.
ing of bandkercbiefs b, ladies'. Next, tbs
Ed aud lst cav. divisions, commanded re-
spec,iveiy by Gen Davies and Gen. Dew.
ius; the horse artillery brigade, the Pro
vost Msrshal Generals brigade and the
engineer corps brigade the troops com
posing these bodies were composed. in 1
large part, from New York, West Vir
einia, Vermont, Connec,ieat, Ohio. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania. Massachusetts ant
Michigan ninth corps, Gen. Parke com
mandiug, the 1ss division commanded b,
Gen. Wilcox; the 81 division, Brigade
General Griffin, and the 81 division b,
Gen. Csrlin. These troops were fou
Wisconsin,. Michigan, New York, Penn
sylvsnia, Ohio, Maryland, Massachusetts
New jersey, Rhode Islasd,N Hsmltbire
Vermont and Maine. Next followed
division Of the 10Th army corps, com
msnded BY Brig Gen. D wight ineludin
as sN,llery brigade, tho treops beioI
from Maine, New York, Vermont, Csa
nesticus and AAssach chuset,s; - Sth corp.
i i0en. Gnlka con nsoding. The let I'll
vision nssc copmaoded by e.. Chamber
laio, the II division bJ sas6. Ayre., 40
tho 81 division BY Gen. Crawford. Thes
troops we're composed 81 volanseers frcl
| Penny ylyanis, Nes York. M1ine, Masss
tchusstsa, Aiehigas, Aarylsnd, Delaware
| sud Wisconsin, with q. s. artillery :
Next came the 9l corps, Goa. Hum
phreys, commanded BY Brevet Brig Ger
Ramsey, the 2i BY Gen Barton, an
Iths al By Gen. Mott. Tns troops wer
principally from New York. Pennsylg,
Enia, Michigan, New l.mpsbise, Mass,
chusetts, Wisconsio, Minnesots, Del.
ware, Ohio, West Virginia. New Yorl
Connecticut, Maino and Indiana. Tt
!, troops ~ they moved along Penney lvanI
Avenue presented grand appearance, q
: lassbsof the service bsing pepfessated
fuTf force. The occasional insertion Of,
body lof sxouaves relieved, tbe, sam.
ness and gsve quo effect. Looking u
Penusylvsnis Avenue there was contii
!, uous moving line as far IS the eye coul
tssch, Of Natiesal, Etste, division, br
/ gade, regimental and other Hsgs. Son
Of them we're new, the star. cli.tenir
10 the sun, and thus cont aste3 siroas