The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-01

stand. Every General was called for ana
compelled to offcr his acknowledgements.
The most popular were Grant, Sherman,
Howard, Slocum and Logan. General
Blair was approached on the line Of
march by a committee uf Missourians.
who presented him with corps colors,
wrcaths and bouquets. aud fiirly loaded
down bis uihccrs aad men with their fra.
gran; offerings.
For the sake Of brcvity let me sny that
unbounded enthusiasm marked The pro.
gross of the column at every point, and
less partiality in the bcstownl of oppluuse
was cyinced by the masses than on any
other great public occasion within my
recollection.
The order Of divisions Of tho l7,h
Corps werc; Sd Division, VI ior General
Leggct; 4th Division, VI j1r General
Giles A. Smith; lat Division, Maior.
Genera Force, OF Ohio. The artillery of
th' army made a splendid appearance
Among the specially prominent for neat.
ness aud prccis on Of movement was the
famous young DcGrass, Of Vicksburg no
toricly,
Several ladies' accompanied the column,
riding in the review with their husbands
at the head Vt the troops aud bcing wei
coined at every point with enthusiasm.
Al ju 1 IL o'clock the rear OF the Army
of the Tennessee passed the Presidents
s'anl, and again the agrr thous iuds cho.
The street IN front. Loud calls wcrr
made fir the Generals. and then for the
President and C1binet A responded by
rising and bowling thanks iol the honor
With some dithculy,lhc street was clear.
ed, ard the bands announced soon after
the approach OF the Army of Georgia.
Preceded hy n strong mounted guard
came VI jur Gen. Slucur, commanding
the army. The stands and streets were
packed with bis Old admirers aud friends,
aud long before his person could be dis.
tiuruishcd the air was trembling with the
welcoming shout. Next came in an un--
ostcnt0tioui, plain manner, the chiyn.ric
gentleman Of the genuine caste, and the
trusty popular soldier, Mojpr.Gen. Now
er, commanding the 20tn Corps. A gen.
tcman bearing wreath OF roses was
seen to approach the General from the
sid,walk, and at once the throats of the
multitude were struining to shout nppro.
val OF the testimonial. The division pas
sed in the folio, .ing order: lst, Brevct
Mljjr.G cnernl "A. =, Williams; I'd, Brevct
Major-General J. W, Geary; 81, Brevet
Mj)r. General Ward, Of kentucky. An
these were received with the same ron
,rJns Enthusiasm that characterized the
reception of the other Generals; TIE
people nbating not 1.-THE OF their zeal.
through five long hours of continued
strain and excitement had worn upon
them. Following the 20th Corps, utter
IN interval OF about ten minutes, during
which the people took occasion to call
.ngain on the honored notablcs that occu-
pied the stands, came the l4tb, led by the
gallant soldier. J fl. C. Davis. A rcccp-
ton like that given the others greeted
the General. His divisions moved in the
following order. LIST. Brcvct Maior-Ge en-.
Baird; I'd. Brovet Majur-Gcne Morgan,
I'd, Brevct MAJOR General G. c. Wacutt,
OF Columbus, Ohio. That which attract.
ed most attention during the review Of
the Army oi Georgia, aud which was the
occasion Of considerable mirth, was the
passing in review o! the pack mules, cap.
,ured coons, dogs, donSoys, chickens.
W. Hcsc Wclo lcuD CdITleu Dy no.
groes, ard presented just the appearance
that they do on the march. The review
closed At 3ii9 j. NJ, making six aud u
half hours consumed IN passing given
point. Troops moved continually at the
rate Of four miles an hour, which, as they
were closed en- masse, would make, allow
ing for lost time by an occasional ucci-
dent. at least twenty miles OF soldiers
with an average Of fifteen abrcnst.
The following are the names of the
victories that appeared on tho banners
over the Presidents stand. Chattanooga,
Vicksburg, Joncsboro, Kencsaw, Shiloh,
Chickamauga, Savannah, Nashville, AT.
anta, Fort DonelsOn, Rosuco, Stone Rv.
er, BentonviIie, Pea Ridge, Mill Springs
Charleston Ond Franklin.