The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-07
FIRST DIVISION.

The display Of the military In the monster procession
yesterday beyond doubt the finest VIC have had
New York for q number Of years. Brigader General
Hall acted - Grand Marshal, and to him and Major
General sanford was owing In great the ID
mirsble manner In which the military programme was
carried out The signal for the starting OF the head Of
the column was the firing on Of gun At Union square,
and precisely At uhe hour se+ down in the pro.
gramme) Colonel Howe ordered the gun 70 be fired or
and away moved the military with the precision Of clock
work.
THE FIRST DIVISION.
The FIRST division New York State National Guard,
commanded by Major General Charles ". sndford, began
70 form - carly hafpast ton o'clock In Fourteenth
street. the right resting on Broadway. Tho Seventy.
hrst regiment formed ON Fourteenth street and University
place, and took the right Of the line. The following
are the regiments w6 composed this division and pa
yaded on the occason:-
vIHsr lRoADE-sMcADnl CENTRAL Q. \ splozR
First regiment artillery, Lieutenant Colonel D. O.
Third regiment cavalry, Colonel 8 B. Postey 900 mon.
Seventy arss regiment, infantry Colonel B. Tranord
Seventy third regiment infantry, Colonel Ray Tomp
sIccGD snaADE-sR,oApm CENTRAL CHARLES YATES
Fourth regiment, infantry Colonel Daniel W. Teller,
Finh regiment Infantry Colonel Louis Berger, 900
sixth regiment, infantry, Colonel Joel W. Mason, so
Twelfth regiment, infantry, Colonel W. O. Ward, $50
Eighty fourth regiment, infantry Colonel F. A. ooak
THIRD BRIeaDs-BRIGApm GENERAL WV HALL
Seventh regiment, infantry, Colonel Emmons Clark
Eighth regiment. infantry Colonel J. NJ vazian, $50
men.
Thirty-seventh regiment infantry, Colonel O. D. Ash,
Fifty nth regiment, infantry Colonel Eugene L. Gal,
800 men,
FOURTH BaIoAps-coroHEL NArDHoyv COMMANDING
Eleventh Lieutenant Colonel
Twenty second regiment infantry, Colonel Lloyd Az.
Sixty ninth regiment infantry Colonel James Bassey,
700 men,
Forty seventh regiment Of Brooklyn Colonel Meseroe,
rwentythird regiment, of Brooklyn, Colonel Pratt,
Long prior to the formation Of the above regiments
dense masses Of people had congregatsd in the vicinity
and the house tops, balconies, windows and
plazzas wore soon eagerly seized by deeply in
terested spectators The exteron Of the houses were
gay decorated with national bunting, while the interiors
and beautiful ladies' whose hands were never tired wav.
ing their snow white handkercaefs to the gallant soldiers
n m asI
nents formed was astonishing, considering the magni
tude Of the procession they about to take part in
ana sivnx seMs allowance for tns OLD saying that Large
But IA Od WIN no. sppy % no soldiers Of whom
time, and "dressed up in manner that might ever
create tho envy OF those very fasdious soldie the
French
Tho First Cavalry under command Of Colonel Minton
first the ground. They iookedbremarkably we'll
Then followed the Seventy rst and the others arrived
In close proximity TO each other
About twelve O'Clock the crowds became perfectly ter.
riAc-so much that II required almost supcrhuman
sxeron to keep Thorn from breaking in the military
and destroying the symmetrical proportions which they
had assumed Admiral Pauldng Major General Dix and
Major General Anderson announced 10 be present;
but nsitheof these celebrities however became visible
until the procession commenced 10 move, when they
took up their positions In carriages and Joined in the i'm.
mcnse corkgs.
Az have stated the military fled out Of Fourteenth
street into Broadway precisely at o'clock the pro-
cession moving down the great thoroughfarc
The strains Of martial music the shril piercing notes
Of the fe and the sharp tap Of the drum, mingled with
the loud cheers OF the people, were truly Of inspr
ing character, and made one remember the old song
that
Might march through life again,
fhwarted BY each former III
To the close Of ifc's campaign
would be n soldier still, &c.
The regularity with which the soldiers marched was
the theme OF universal admiration and II u at all
braggadocia 10 that they certainly fine body
Of men, as they appeared yesterday the world could
produce.
Two regiments appeared In the procession from Brook
lyn--the Twenty third and Forty seventh Both are
splendid organz atons, and did credit TO the sister city
They marched and looked like true soldiers
Following the military in carriages the Boards
Of Aldermen, Councmen Supervisory the Judges Of the
courts, heads OF departments and county officers the
clergy and professors Of colleges