Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-08

colonel JOnn ID. nOWhIui Onlel QuAIJeFmaster
Army Of the James, has his ONCE in the Custom
House.
Col. Geo. suckley, U. s. ", Medical Director Of
Department of Virginia. Office in Custom House.
Acting STAFF Surgeon VIM. H. Palmer, U. g. A.
Post Irgeon at Stuart Hospital.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Sanders, U. S. A.. in
charge >. g. Dispensary corner Broad and Eighth
streets
Major ]. G. Paine, Chief Signal Officer. Office
IN the Female Institute on Tenth street.
Captain Fred. Martin, Chief Commisssry of Mus
ters Department Of Virginia. Room %, Female
Institute building.
Brig. Gen. Ludlow's Headquarters-Ro No.
II, Female Institute, 10th and Clay streets.
DISTRICT OF THE APPoNATTox, Headquarters at
Manchester.
1t. Col. John Coughlin, 10th N. Fl. Vols. com.
mandng.
Capt. Abel F. Leavenworth, 9th Vt. Vols. acting
Assistant djutant General.
Officers are respectfully requested to inform of
any errors or omissions in the above directory.
The HoMEwARD MARCH OF THE ARMY OF
THE POToMAC-PAssAGE THROUGH THE CITY
OF THE SECOND AND FIFTH CoRPs-A GRAND
MILITARY PAGEANT, &C., &c.--Saturday was
devoted to military spectacle, the grandest,
most imposing, and at the same time the most
pleasing of anything of the kind witnessed by
the citizens OF Richmond since the war be-
gan-the homeward march of portion of the
Army of the Potomac. The day was bright
and beautiful the Sabbath day of peace
sent to smile upon scene seldom witnessed
twice by the same generations grand army,
after four years of bloody war, marching back
to Joyous music, and the sounds of 90 Home
Again" to the point from whence it set out
for the First Manassas in the eventfnl year of
1861.
The Military Department Of Richmond was
early astir, as it had been determined to give
through the city, such as belitted the occa-
sion. The Sd Division of the Gath Corps of
the Army of the James, commanded by Brew.
Mai. Gen. Devens, turned out, and was sta
toned at intervals through the city, on the
line of march. The citizens were abroad to
witness the display, and thronged the side
walks.
About A. NJ, the Fifth Corps, whose
long blue line could be seen stretching over
the heights of Manchester, broke camp, and
moving down to the river, commenced cross
ing upon the pontoon bridge leading to the
foot of Seventeenth street. The pontoon
and dock bridges crossed, the line of
march was taken down Cary to 2lst street,
up 2lst to Main, up Main to Governor, up
G ,vernor to Capitol street, ont Capitol TO
9th, down 9Th to Franklin, out Franklin to
First, out First to Broad, out Broad to Brooke
Avenue, and the pike. Our observations
we're taken from Governor street. tile central
point of interest. First came Maj or General
George A. Meade, commanding the Army of
the Potomac, accompanied by his splendidly
mounted staff, and escorted by Brig. General
Deyens, and a portion Of his staff. As Gen.
Meade appeared and rode along the line of
escort, the drums rolled, the flags waved, the
troops came to a present arms, and cheer
upon cheer burst forth as the different points
of the line were reached. The General sim
ply acknowledged the salute by lifting his
cap. In this way the whole line was ira
versed.
Then came the Pioneer Corps, Provost
Guard, and First, Second, and Third Di0i-
sons of the Fifth Army Corps, MAJ ching in
quick time, in the following order Major
General Griffin, commanding Fifth Corps,
(late General Warren's,) First Division, Maj.
Gen. Chamberlain; Second Division, Maj. Gen.
Ayes; Third Division, Major Gen. Crawford.
Each division commander and staff were COM
plimented by the escort with salute, which
the commander acknowledged by lifting his
hat. The infantry regiments looked in ex-
cellent trim. Marched with knapsacks slung,
and on hundreds OF faces the spectator could
read the anticipations Of home, to which
their march was now certainly tending. OF
the almost innumerable flags and banners
displayed, we noticed number torn and tat
tered, mere shreads clinging about the staff.
Others we're new, and had embazoned there
on the names of the numerous battle-felds
upon which the particular regiments had dis
tinguished themselves. From nine and hall
o'clock, A. NJ, until half past IL O'Clock, P.
NJ, the seemingly endless stream of the Fifth
corps continued to thread its way through the
city. Ever coming never ceasing, it was a
military panorama that was ever reproducing
itself in regiments, staff escorts, banners,
bands and drums. Finally the spectacle grew
monotonous, and spectators went away to
dinner to return and find the same tide sur
cling ENRICHMENT after regiment-tramp,
tramp, tramp, with the homeward step, A
splendid display of light artillery followed the
infantry pageant. The regiments and the
batteries represented the Eastern and Middle
States, and we noticed regiments from New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Connecticut, Yer
mont, New Hampshire and other State'.
The Second corps, Major General Hum
phries commanding, commenced its movement
from Manchester as soon as the rear
of the Fifth corps had crossed the pontoon
bridge, and its van commenced passing the
Wing Building at precisely twenty minutes to
| o'clock. 1t moved in order, corresponding
1 to the Fifth corps. First Pioneer corps, Pro.