The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-25
THE ARMY OF GEORGIA.
THE TWENTIETH CORPS.
Mr. r. ID. wcstfall's Despatch.

NIX ~. -. WeotIatPe DesRotCo'
General Sherman down Pennsylvania avenue
precisely a nine O'Clock, after the boom Of Howards
signal gun, waving his bran regulation hat with
grim smile the pIaudin and bouquets Of the great
multitude. Two hours and forty minutes later came
'tFighiing Johnny Logan" Fort McAlster Hszen.'
'usan Woods. "AlIatoona Corse with the bullet marks
his face and yellow flag; Frank Blair, Leggstt,
Force and the rest Of the heroes Of VicksbuFg had
passed. and gap was left FOR the Army OF Georgia The
ambulances at the Of the corps turned
Fifteenth street. out OF view from the Capitol yet the
advance Of the junior wing not I'm sight New York
at the Metropolitan, as the National a. Willads;
Potomac Army soldiers al down the street crowded
the curb into the strest, anxiously
awaiting the appearance OF their old friends In the con
solidated Eleventh and Twelfth marching in fellowship
with Buens and IThomas' grand old Fourteenth men
who cold purple lemonade along the sidewalks; African
women, who plenty with babies basking In the
sne gentefok who throngsd balconies and loled from
nve dollar windows, hushed and waited ~ II for the
grand denouement Of . great play.
a GENERAL sLOCUH
rode down the just before noon showing less
whsker and consequently looking younger than when
he passed the route four years ago. And
he recognized His horse, although excited
by the plRuds Of the populaec was almost
neglected, to receive the summer flowers which
the General in single line sweeping the street, the
stan Of the Army Of Georgia. decidedly the most unpre
tenous numbers In the armies OF the United staies
They rode ON folIows, commencing on the right;
STAY
Lieutenant Colonel NJ Rochester and Major r. p.
Decher, Assean, Adutant Generals Lieutenant Colonel
4. W. GuIndop; Majors W. W nosel.y and W. G. Tracy,
Add Csmps iieucnant Colonel r NJ Horn Inspector
Major A. Reynolds, Chief of Artillery Captains IL
Howgate and ben Foraker Signal Ofncers Captain W. II.
Mickie Artillery Adjutant
Lieutenant Walter Martin followed with tho escort,
then there hiatus slocum has marched down
Pcnnsylvapis avenue the head Of a regiment; has
been brought back the Long bridge, an arnbu
lance, shot has purchased from grccc this masni
bread aud cheese esry day last corps
stan over the tedioue route Chattanooga when Joe
Hooker's army went there, but Pennsylvania avenue
appeared to him grand as 10 did to-day.
THE rwMELE oF BRIGHT STARS.
After the proper Major General Joseph
A. Mower, commanding the Twentieth army corps
with staff and escort General Mower is q graduate
from the Seventeenth corps In this great volunteer
school Of ours and four years Of practice and study In
that school has saiuo FOR him tho diploma Of shermsns
high regard and sdoirntion when the rcntip people
come know The history the great campaigns through
Georgia and IN. CaroliDas, down 70 ther ui
nutess details, the people will Then Movers
division, its marvellous struggle through Sake
batcbie swamp 4 face Of the enemy, ts ner
vous "spatchingr Of the town Of Cheraw, its
veDturesops dnsb Two miles or more into the rebel
camps in the light al Bentonsve, will be for
gotten Thsu the Washington people and their visitors
will recollect they saw yesterday the dashing who
posbed tbem
eEsxaAL nowKB's STAFF,
which followed, well mounted and riding vol, ~ all
od,cep Of South Carolina experience and do wss
composed Of the following oniccrs:--
Lieutenant Colonel H. w. Perkins and Ileuienan,
Charles Meyer, Assistant Adjuant Generals; Major Do
0rassc, Captain Christensen Lieutenant Luke REILLY
tenant Colonel Bullock, Chief Commssary Of subsist
ence; Major Parks, Provost Marshal Captain y eehil-
ling Eneinser Captain Cameron, inspector.
A cuRIosrry IN DISGUISE.
General Mowers sscor which followed and occasonsd
considerable rsmsuh by their confident style and
superior horssmansbip IN familiarity known %
"Asmusseu's Scouts" Any one Of thoss mon
who rode along smipgiy, with whom that
double badge they wear q favor moro
pvissd than the golden fleece would be- could down
upen the curb stones Of Washington and relate more
Astonishing tales Of scrapes" with the snsmyscav.
airy Of forays upon the spemy's sabIee housea
poultry cages &C., than would nlI couple Of HRaALps
Yet they passed by, looking al The jewelry sorcs with
longing syssindeed ansctionasly contemplating any
thing valuable without 1.-THE Of the cheering they
would have received had the dear people known thsm
we'll a. do
rsa vIRsr DIVISION.
tho collection OF In blus sothes with
s'stsnins guns Gags and red sta which comprises
the Frss Division OF Joe Bookers old corps. came
steadily down the street with Pap Williams 81 its
head and passed the msspates at ihe reviewing sand
carrying or the palm for best appearance In all shs two
dayg shov
otr hcouAisrAsoss.
AIpbew q Williams grand old son Of tbe Htats OF
Echissn, who wrssiled mspfuiIy In ,be Mexican war
and s.ll' nspfoy with the fearful duties OF an
sdtcsshp during the Interval between aha, and Tits
one, led The Red star Division" Almost every ono
IN the old Army OF tho Potomac knows him, for he
fought s its famous neids prior 70 scpember 1862
Iio has passed all tho military grades; he's commended
cnrns aixn,nn. on hraslas No NcnnsoA rrnnlrad and