The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-05-26
Grand Review at Washington.

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A review with marching salute OF
the Army of the Potomac the Army
of the Tennessee, the Army of Georgia
aud Gen. Sheridan's cavalry will take
place on Teusday and Wednesday, the
23d and oath inst
On Tuesday, the 23d inst, viii be re-
viewed the Army Of the Potomac, Gen.
Sheridan's cavalry, and the Ninth
Corps, all under the command OF Ma
or-General George G. Meade, com
handing the Army Of the Potomac.
On Wednesday, the oath inst, viii I
be reviewed the Army of the Tennes-
see, Maior-General O. O. Howard com
handing, and the Army of Georgia,
Major-General II. W Slocum COM
manding; the whole under the COM
mand, of Major-General W. i. Sher-
man.
The following viii be the order of
march The head of the column will /
each day rest on Maryland avenue at
the foot of Capitol Hill, moving at pre-
cisely 8 A. NJ, passing around the
Capitol to Pennsylvania avenue,
thence up the avenue to the Aqueduct
Bridge, and across to their camp.
The troops Will be without KNAPP
sacks, marching at company front,
closed in mass and at rout step, except
between Fifteenth street aHa New
York avenue and Seventeenth street,
where the cadence stop viii be observ-
ed. Each brigade viii be accompanied
by six ambulances, passing three
abreast. The reviewing officer will be
stationed in front OF the Presidents
house, where provision will be made
Tor members of the cabinet, heads Of
military and civil departments and the
Corps Diplomatique.
Tho telegraph informs us that
Washington was crowded with people
to see the grand military parade on
Tuesday and Wednesday last. II the
armies to be reviewed were on the
march with all the regular trains, the
line would reach from Washington to
Richmond This magnificent specta-
Gle might well attract thousands to
the National Metropolis who are in
terested in the novel sight. The Bos-
ton advertiser very properly remarks
that "this interest is not displayed
without cause. No such imposing
scene-none so signifcant--has been
witnessed at the capital during the
war, and one might almost venture to
say that none such will take place
again in our day and generation.
Two hundred thousand bronzed and
hardy veterans under arms will form 9
magnificent spectacle, but it Will bt
something more than mere military
show without meaning. 1t will pro
claim to the civilized world that thC
rebellion is in effect ended, that it,
military power is crushed, and tina
now these heroes of hundred fights
these brave men and brave leaders
have, under Providence, finished thu
work which had been set for them
and may now return to those avoca
tions which they gave up at the call t
defend the liberty Of the nation
Plain facts, after they have been ocu
larly demonstrated, become even NOR
stubborn than before, and perhaI
some Of these foreign ministers, fo
whom desirable places will be mad
during the review near the Presider
and his Cabinet may be enabled pres
emily to convince their government
that the war is really over.
We cannot recount the tria
through which these patriot armie
have passed during their service, an
indeed there is no need of such a rec
tai The grandness of the resu
makes conspicuous the means /
which it was accomplished, and ii
spectators will not need the name
inscribed on the battle-fags, to reca
to their grateful remembrance Il
bloody fields over which these soldie
have borne the banner of the republic
The grand review of the armies
Washington, gives ample scope for IL
pens of correspondents who represel
the pageant such as history hi
rarely parallelled and such as no OF
in this age or country can expect eyl
TO see equalled in the future. No II
man legions ever had a more hear
or magnificent welcome than did &c
Meade and his veterans on Tuesdi
and Gen. Sherman and his veteran
on "Wednesday.
They have played conspicuor
part in the great struggle which h
now ended in the discontinue of Il
rebels and they have earned the di
tinction which they have gained. b
says correspondent, ''in the midst
rejoicing and spIendor there is mu
sadness These tough, brown fello'
who march so steadily are the survi
ors of an army five times as larG
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