The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-06-01
GRAND OVATION TjGEN. SHERMAN.
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF THE TROOPS,

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MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF THE TROOPS.
WASHINGTON, May "a.
Tho grand parade of the troops COM
posing the military division of the
Mississippi, under command of Major
General Sherman, took place through
Pennsylvania avenue to-day, in pres
ence Of the President and Cabinet, the
Diplomatic Corps, the corps command
ers Of the Army of the Potomac, ar d
at least one hundred and fifty thou
sand spectators. If yesterday was
one Of the grahdest military pageants
ever witnessed on this continent, to-
day carried off the palm of being the
grandest ever known in the history OF
moder times. The interest to see this
review was far greater than that. man.
ifested on yesterdays display. Few
people from the Eastern States had cv-
er seen the Western veterans, who
have marched from Chattanooga to
Atlanta, and thence to Savannah, and
North Carolina, and Richmond, and
Washington. While Washington,
therefore, was overfowing with VISIT
ors yesterday, the special and regular
trains last night and this morning
brought additional thousands. TIC
procure room, or place to sleep, is an
utter imposSibility. Thousands per.
sons were compelled to walk about
during the night. Every hotel and
boarding house in the city is crowded
People slept on the terrace stands in
front of the White House, in railroad
trains, public halls, and, in fact, in any
place atfording shelter.
Not even under the proverbial SC.
rene sky of glorious Italy could human
imagination have conceived of a more
intensely lovely day than that which
dawned this morning. The entire
day was clear and cool, and added ad
ditional zest and vigor to the troops
The Fire Department throughout the
city had been made to perform the
usual duty of cleansing and purifying
the streets during the whole of the
previous night, SO that the line OF
march through which our war-worn
veterans had TO pass, if not absolutely
free from annoyances, was at least en-
durable. Nothing, in short, could
have been more favorable, both in re-
gard to the weather, police regulations
and general surroundings ofthe whole
affair, from the start to the closing
scene, to render this grand review Of
the colossal army fresh from its labors
'cf conquest and Of glory, one ofunpar'
alleled success.
During last night, the Army of the
Tennessee marched out of its camps
in the rear of Arlington Hights, and
blvouacked near the Long Bridge, on
the Virginia side of the Potomac. AT
dawn, the army commenced to move
across The river, up Maryland avenue
to the north and east of tho Capitol
where the 18th Corps, under command
of Major General John A. Logan, form
ed to head the grand column. At pre-.
cisely 9 o'clcck, the signal gun for
the moviag of the column was fired
by Lieutenant Colonel Ross, Chief OF
Artillery of the 18th Corps. General
Sherman and staff wheeled into line on
Pennsylvania avenue, amid the repeat
ed cheers of thousands, while ladies
and children bedecked the General
and his horse with wre tths of flowers.
The staff and escort made fine ap-
pearance as they rode few yards in
advance of the column. The General
was the recipient Of continued ovation
as he proceeded up the avenue. The
thousands who crowded the sidewalks,
lined the housetops, and filled the win
dows, rent the air with their cheers,
while flags were waved, and other de.
mons,rations made. Crowds of ladies
on balconies and other places begged
the General to look toward them, but
he rode straight on, turning neither to
the right nor the left, and apparently
unmoved by the magnificent greeting
which he received from the acres of
people along the route.
Following him camc the 1st Regi-
ment Michigan Engineers, and lst Reg
iment Missouri Engineers, Colonel J..
B. Yates commanding, who were i'm
mediately succeeded by Major Gener-
al John A. Logan at the head of his
old 10Th Corps, but now in command
of the Army of Tennessee, which fol-
lowed him. This corps rapidly filled
the avenue, from the Capital to the
Treasury Department, and its long
rows of glittering steel and polished
cannon moved for two hours in front
of the reviewingstand, in front of the
Presidents house, where thirty or for.
ty thousand people were congregated.
General Sherman and staff soon ap-
preached the head of the terraced
seats that were crowded with ladies &
gentlemen. The enthusiasm, as he
first appeared, is almost ndescribable.
The vast masses rose and gave cheer
upon cheer, which were continued for
several moments, while the music of q
dozen bands could hardly be heard
above the tumultuous welcome. Upon
arriving in front of Major General
Augur's headquarters, General Sher.
man removed his hat, rode near the
building, and bowed verv low at some
persons sitting at one of the second
story windows. The thousands who
gazed at this unusual demonstration of
respect wondered to whom it was CIV
en-, but the recipient was no less per-
oo,,oo,o4 thon Qoouatocx, Garord M hn