The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-25

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Washisssss, Msy D.
We ~ sssthw bsiahs day 81 ssviss
EresA arrivals I'M nosnisg 1sRnsseei
4 de a1rsady lssxe ssubR of afssRss ~,
had visited Washisgtoa to witsess u,
grand military psfadA TAs tasaelall,
decorated stasds near sbe Executivs Mas.
sion were agss oseapied BY Prssidesl
johnson. members of the cabises snd Il
0ss- Great tseethsr With 1iais9sisAsi
army and navy officers, chief Of executivs
bsreans, diplooAiis eorps and faniIiss
sad Others. The vicinity Of The revissisa
.psiss uas dsunly ssovded, extesdise
over . larger ara than yesterday, this ".
ciaity beisg the nost Aitrsesise, The
Army u IL Tesssssss nsss1 fsoo The
capitol p 3 =. -, prooeedisg towards The
texecative mansioa. AZ shs hena ef the
eolsea rode Major Gea. Shesnsa, Who
~ vssitsrosa,y sAesred oil aloag the
Iiss. The greeting Of the hero vss il
tbs Eghsst degses enthusiastic. He had
been preseaied With two large vrea.hs OF
Aovess, oss q which ~ bses placsd
srossd his horses neck and the Other
hssg spsa biz owp shosldes. Nj Gee.
Shernaa vas sceospanied By Msj + Gen
Howard, next followed Maj Gen. Logan,
staf aad sssest- He yesterday sassoed
command Of this army. Mi. Gen. Logan
appeared q the bead of The oolans.-
This corps ia soepsissi Of treeps from
AishiEsss 1asoari, Ohio, I,.diaae, ILL.,
seis, Io.a asd Wscsseis. The 18Th
army corps vas preses.sd BY iH con-
ussdes. Nj. Glns DiGs, sish as sss6,
followed by headquarters sseost. Ths
Ltrsnps e ahis sssys ~ froo 0bis. Ils.,
n York, Wiasossia, Iadiasa, Aiasssoe.,
and Aichigso..
Tbs sext in psviev uss IL Army Of
Gsorgia, n "a General Slocup eonpas.
diog.
The 90th corps vss eouuasded By N.i.
Gen. Mower snd esopeissd Of volunteer
from Cooneeeiest Peass, lsasia, n. York,
Wnconsia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Dsla
ware. Aaryland and Aieligsn. Tsis -
succe~d.d BY the l4.h srsy eorps, Brevse
Asj. Gen. J. e. Davis eomnasdiax. Ill
Vas eoopossd Of vsiusfeen fson " sooa-
.ia. Ohio, Indissa, Illinoi., Michigan. \.
1ork, Aiscssosa aad K-ntaeky. Tne
respective commanders Of the armies. d.
sisions and brigades bore upss their per
sons . profasson Of A,vers, and as they
rss.ed along the lice cheers v.re gisen
and dags waved
The armies represented oil divisions of
the service. cavsiry, artillery and ssfaat-
rs, With sufE cient variety 10 trim ninRs
and srpoint0eots {, relieve the gtDeral
ssmesess of usiform, and several regi-
neats of z nave. con,ribated to prod zee
Tbs eject s ctioos ef pontoon bridges
and ambsianees, stretchers and heavy
wagons we're in the procession. There
was also fair Representatives Of the apade |
and axe department.. the implements b.
lag carried on the shoulder of both white |
aod black soldiers.
Much nirth vss cecasioned BY . dis
play Of pack horses and mules. They
wers nearly oil losded with com mis~ry |
supplies isc.udiog chickens. A Gov, :,
dog and goat were comfortably fastesed |
70 three OF the saddles. These were the |
pets Of the soldiers. Two black soldiers
Of the iargessu- riding very susll mules, |
their feet nearly sDuching the ground, vss |
regarded Is . comic scene in coonectioo |
si,h this part Of TIE Gsplsy aud oeca-
rloued general laughter. Az interesting
feature in The parade vas the exhibition |
Of nsgs and banners Of various patterns,
soos Of them entirely nsv, ssAess were
carried torn BY bullets sud reduoed to
sbreds, while others we're entire althosSA |
The ns.srisl ~as faded BY exposure TO ,be |
weather or blackened b. the smoke Of |
battle.
Several staff, we're carried from which |
the 6ags had been shot away. Ali the |
spear heads vere orsanested with fow-
ers.
1t vss remarked 10 contrast 70 the Ar
my OF the Potomac that the troops con-
priziog the armies of Georgia aud Ten. |
Dessee wore the vide brinsmed hats. reg. |
sIatioa pattern. There appesnnce 10 all
respects was equal to that of the Arwg
Of the Potomac. notvithsta ndipR they |
had performed Lore marching sersice.-l
Their nseveaests we're nsch adnirsd ssd |
spplsadsd.
The ss.aaa1sr e ssch army ssl ssrps
and disissios attended b. his ssaf e kssss |
dssnoaated after pa~iag the GsnssAl-is-
Chief and joined him sssil bis army cerps
or divisios had..pessed sAs reviewing stasd
when he j,iUed his command.
Brigade bapds and Geld music turned
eut aad pseya1 = sh6r bsigs1n passed.
One band 70 each division perfrned d.
ring the march from ths cspitcl to The |
tsesmey buahfag. AA1r she 10 - Fass-
- The rsvieviag e1issr they were Gareh-
q - tkeir peepeetive quarters.
0sesesafy 0svsrd, notvithstsndisg II |
physical sMssios, took deep istersst Fl
The review. 0ea Asesf oads Aia .eoupr
fortsbis sad fssaisAsA Ain wisA > eoiD /
positios II headauartsrs Of the defsas1l |
Of Washiogton, that hs oighs visasss ~ |
gsnd dispiay. k
The ssMss< II Tessessee ssd Gsoeeh
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