The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-06-01
GRAND REVIEW.
FINE APPEARANCE Of THE TROOP
THE REVIEW ON TUESDAY.

THE REVIEW ON TUESDAY.
A more beautiful day has hardly been
witnessed this season. The sun shone out
brightly, and the air was clear and cool
Business was entirely suspended, and the
whole population of the city was in the
streets together with at least fifty or sixty
thousand strangers, to see the great re-
view.
Pennsylvania Avenue was lined with
people from pavement to house top flags
were displayed all along the route, and
the scene was one of the most brilliant
and imposing ever witnessed IN Wash
ington. The Avenue was swept from
curb to curb, and guards posted at each
alley and street, SO as to prevent any one
| from intruding outside the curbstone on
the Avenue. In front of the Presidents
house, long before 9 o'clock, the scene
was magnificent indeed. The. long ter
raced rows Of seats on each side of the
street were occupied by thousand of ladies
while four stands were for distinguished
people. At stand No. /, the President
and Cabinet, Lieut. General, Grant, Gen.
Sherman, Gen Meade, Gen. Logan and
others, we're seated Their first appear
ance was greeted by long and continued
shouts Of thousands, interspersed with
waving of flags, handkerchiefs, &C. At
nine o'clock precisely the grandest re-
view ever witnessed on this continent
commenced.
The column commenced moving at 8
o'clock, Gen. Meade being the first Of
icer, followed by his staff. lie was en-
Enthusiastically checred all along the route
the ladies waving their handkerchefs.-
at the Capitol the children of the public
schools were assembled, vho distributed
bouquets and loose flowers to the gallant
men as they passed. The soilcd and tat
tered flags we're proudly borne amid the
cheers of the lockers on.
The cavalry was the first in order to
pass, under General Merritt. General
| Custer bore beautiful wreath in his arm,
presented to him at the Capiol. In the
vicinity Of the stands at the Presidents
house a-dcnso crowd was congregated,
through which it was impossible to pass
The arsenal was cleared Of everything,
the march was uninterrupted.
All along the Avenue the advance OF
cavalry was greeted with cheers. The
horses were gaily caparisoned and march
ed with the regularity Of veterans. First
came the Sd Cavalry Division, commanded
by General Custer, who rode a little in
advance of his column, literally over
whelmed with wreaths offowcrs presented
by the ladies on the route. Bands were
playing for every brigade. Sheridan
cavalry were two hours passing General
Grants stand. Gen. Sherman and staff
rode up Pennsylvania Avenue beside
Clusters division to the stand at the White
House. Whenever he was recognized
he was received with intense enthusiasm.
Next followed tie second and first cav
airy divisions, commanded respectively BY
BrGvet Major General Davies and Brisa-
dier General Devin. The horse artillery
brigade, the Provost Marshal Generals
brigade, and the Engineer brigade. The
troops composing these bodies were for
the larger part from New York, West
Virginia, Vermont, Connecticut, Ohio
New Jersey, Pennsy ylvania, Massachusetts,
and Michigan.
Ninth Corps, Major General Parke,
commanding. The first division command
ed by Brevet Major General Wilcox, the
second division by Brigadier General
Griffin and the third division by Brevet
Brigadier General Curtis. These troops
we're from Wisconsin, Michigan, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland
massachusetts,, Now York, New Haup-
shire, Vermont and Maine.
Next followed the division of the Nine,
tccnth Army Corps, commanded by Brig
Gen. Dwight, including an artillery bri-
gade, the troops being from Maine, New
York, Vermont, Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts.
The Fifth Corps, Brevet Major General
Charles Griffin commanding, and the first
division, commanded by Brig. Gen. Cham
berlain; the Second by Breyet Major
Gen. Ayres, and the Third by Brevet
Major General S. w. Crawford. These
troops were composed Of volunteers from
Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Maryland, Delaware and Wis
consin, with the United States artillery
Next came the I'd Corps, Major General
Humphreys commanding This was com.
posed of the Goth, Tooth, 48th, 45th,
47th, 209th, 20Sth, 200th, 205th, 211th,
Pennsylvania troops, and elected the ad
miration Of all by their firm marching.
The first division was commanded by
Brevet Brigadier General Ramsey, the
second by Brevet Major General Barlow,
and the third by Brevet Major General
Mott. The troops were principally from
New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Ohio, West Virginia, New jersey, Con
nectieut, Maine and Indiana. The troops
as they moved along Pennsylvania ave
nue., presented grand appearance, all
arms of the service being represented in
full force. The occasional insertion of
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