The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-01

General Grant, who stood together. His
charger was decked with the choicest
flowers and wrsuths, pluckcd and
wrought by the fair hands Of the ladies'.
The animal seemed TO bc inspired with
the spirit of the occasion, and bore the
conqueror most gracefully, bowing It's
fine h ad to the Presidential stand, thus
displaying an elegant name, aud champ.
ing his bit and paving the ground with
as much precision as if he was trying 10
take step tn the music Of the Union. As
General Sherman saluted the President
and General Grant, the latter, tcge1er
with the Cabinet and other distinguished
persons on the stand, all arose, uncovered
aud returned, the compliment.
After passing the main stand, General
Sherman dism6uu,ed and joined the re.
viewing party. NUnon arriving at .hc
stand, he approached the President, md,
aIl'r some conversation with him. shook
hands with General Grant ard several
Others, and then took a seat near the
President and remained there during he
rest Of the rcvcw.
As the long columns of infsn ry, and
the batteries of ortillery, moved through
F., Pennsylvania avenue, there was ono
general expression Of enthusiastic ADM.
rstion from the thousands of spectators
az the magnificent marching, aud fee
looking men that composed thcm.% l.
was generally conceded that the West
uycr'o3prd III East, in the physical an.
+. pcarancc Of her troops, and their fine,
soldicrly beating.
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were more closely musscd than on yes
terday, and therefore presented solid
front "f armed men, whose tramp re.
echoed along the streets all day long.
The order ct march was In column OF
c 'mpnnies closed in mass, ripht aud front,
with reduced intervals between regiments
brlgades and divisions. Companies were
equalizrd by divisions, and, whenever
they fell below fifteen files, the battalion
formed column by division. The troops
marched at shoulder arms, with fixed
bayonets, with the cadence step, aud ali
colurs unfurlcd during the linz Of march.
On approaching the Presidents stand
only mounted officers salutcd General :
/ Sherman and Grant. The latter only
rose in response TO salutcs Of corps and
division commanders, who dismountcd.
with one stiff ufficcr each, and took a
position near the Commanding General
until their corps or division passed, when
they joined III; IN. The Drum Corps of
each brigade was musscd ut thc head of
the brigade, aud wheeled uut o! column
opposite the stand, until the brigade
passed. The brigade bands continued
Nth the brigndes. The battlc.snincd
ard bullet.rcnt colOrs, inscribed with
Vcksburg, Shiloh, Atlanta &c., were
dipped as they passed the reviewing olli-
| cials.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gatzett,,
A very significant little incident occur
red, which having attracted general atten-
ton among the thousands immediately
opposite the stand, and having been
greeted with an endless variety of GO n
ments, | cannot refrain from mentioning.
The anmosity existing between General
Sherman aud Secretary Stanton on nc
count OF the latter's curly and unqualified
dcnunciatiOn of General Sherman = terms
of agreement conditionally made with
Johnston, is doubtless well known. DC.
cupying the stand on General ShcTman's
arrival, were Generals Grant, Meade,
Meigs, Hancock, and President Johns on,
Secretary ot the Treasury Mccullough,
Postmaster General Dednisun, Attorney
General Speed, Secretary Stanton, Mrs
sherman, Mrs. Meade, aud large NUN.
bcr o; other prominent ladies'. Most of
the gentlemen met General Sherman as
he entered the party and graspcd his
hand. Secretary Stanton was seated be.
tween General Grant and the President.
Genera Sherman approached the Prcsi-
dent cx,cuding his hand. When Sccrc-
tary Stanton rose and extended his. Gen
erul Sherman turned on his heel aud sea.
ted himself ut the further end Of the plat
form, wilhou, even buwing recognition.
The slight was no sooner given than no,
tlced by The multitude. who, in the enthu-
slasm the moment, loudly opplauded the
act, aud even laughed immOd, rutely at
the Sccretary's discontinue. Accom-
panying General Sherman, but little
retired, rode Major-General o. o. How
ard, the present Chief OF the Freedmen s
Bureau, aud tate Commander Of the Army
oi the Tennessee. lie was loudly cheer
ed, aud following General Sherman,
appeared on the stand Immediately after
the unpleasant meeting just referred to,
aud took his seat amid din OF cheers.
The Fifteenth Corps held the advance
OF the Army Of the Tennessee. A few
minutes after nine O'Clock lhe head Of he
co umn appeared, led by Majrr.General
w. B. Hazen, commanding corps. The
order of division was: First Division, NJ :.
jor General C.. II Woods, Of Ohio; Sec
Ond Divison, Brig-Genernl Oliver, o!
Iowa; Third Division, Mujor-Gencral
COrse, Of Allatuona fame. Noiwithstand
ing the c6haus' ing march of these armies
from North Carolina, the want Of requisite
time to recuperate, aud the lack Of cloth
ing and equipments, the appearance OF
that OF ne Potomac Army reviewed yes
terday, and il is conceded by every one 10
whom have spoken on the subject, that
the marching to-day excelled in point Of
execution that Of yesterday, As the reg
mcnts moved up to The stand, displaying
their ragged, tattered banners, an invol-
untary burst Of applause, joined in by
men, women and children, broke from
the assembled masses, and even droN nee
The music OF the band. Handke-cheis
scaris, bonncts, bouquets, wreaths. Gags
hats, and every article calculated Ot al
TO attract attention, waved from the win
dovs, balconies, house-tops. tree tops
fences and platforms along the line o
march. Such a profusion Of wreath
never before corpeted the feet Of an army
The street in front OF the White
House was strewn at times with bouquet
thrown at sume fsvorite by the admrinl
crowds, and the bayonets and gun barrel
OF .he troops were all abloom with thu
fioral tributes OF the people. Any com
parison would be invidious, when 81
many disciplined and veteran soldier
! vic with each other for the palm. Ever.