The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-26
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Empire City 70 their last resting place. After the large
number OF generals and sar officers had passed. the
Duncan light artillery passed along and was certainly
we'll calculated 10 hold prominent place in the pro-
,cession. The troops, well all those who pre-
ceded and followed them black Grape on the left
arm Their standards were enshrouded in the same
cable gauzy material The did wear the cheer-
ui look The joyous department. which usually charac
'eF'ze tho mlitamen when they turn out on great
aoccasons There was sorrow and soemnlty peryadine
and forming the feature and general aspect of ALL n
was proper that these troops should advance OF
the procession They were from Brooklyn and, being
strangers and soourners from the city, we're as.
signed the conspicuous position OF the advance In tho
whole display The Fifty-secon regimen, OF infantry
Colonel Cole commanding preceded by splendid baud
and drum corps, CAME next The infantry q
Irelef 10 the people, for, somehow or other most
people scarcely believe that anything else b9s
infantry solderA They marched in platoons
with front TO each platoon OF twenty men.
And they marched well There was no applause,
however from the vast multitude Silently and steadily
moved the troops Their banners are draped and rod-
led; mourning emblems are borno by every man. and
the sidearrns carried by the officers bound deep
mourning And thus they march in time After
the Fifty second the Forty Their uniform
isthe same blcthe color the gallant troops who
have preserved nation and reflected honor upon the
O.
rae marched at their head Immediately Of tho
band All were in fui Dress the officers wearing epau-
letcs and the appearing IN their brightest cocrs
Many OF the troops, IN addition 10 the Grape
on the left arm, prescribed in the general order also
wore miniature lenesscs OF the late President their
breasts with other Distinguishing marks Of grief and
membrance. Next came the band OF the Twenty third
regiment, followed by Colonel Pratt aud stat officers
of that handsome and historic corps They marched as
WE'LL and perhaps better, than the infantry req.
mens which preceded them, and their ranks were fuller
and perhaps precise In their evoluton There was
i,.e difference, however, in their general aspect They
brought up the Of the Fifth brigade By this me
the people had considerable number OF infantry
and the variation OF artillery battery was not s.
pleasing The prgader General and his staff which pre-.
'ceded obtained passing notice usual and then the
battery rolled and marched along TO advantage. The
seventieh regiment of cavalry with their gay rcd and
white plumes their colors OF white red their lances
and saily caparisoned horses, uamping along
after the artillery, and rode with grace and noncha-
lance that would not dscredt the renowned troopers
of The indeatirabe Sheridan The Twenty eighth and
Fourteenth regiments with full ranks, all OF Brook
yn, came next II is unnecessary to say anything OF
these two celebrated regiments. Everybody knows
them. Thclrfame reaches the Army of the Potomac,
md to every soldier in It, Their record be written
in connection with parade in New York, though
be the obseques Of President Lincoln The Fourteenth
regiment has made It's historic Bull Run and
nearly all the succeeding conflicts In the Army Of the
Potomac, from that memorable field to Spottsylvana
3 Court House The gallant comrades who obeycd tho
great maryred chief when he called uron them have
amply attcs,ed their devotion To the country and It's
honor by tho numbers of their and manned strewn
upon nnumerable ba,tleheids II was wonder
! then that the Fourteenth regiment created a
sation-a deep and sorrowpg scnsation-as 1t moved
along bearing It's tattcrcd and epshrouded col.
fors drapei and Borrowing through the route Of the
procession. The Thirteenth regiment, Colonel j. B.
Woodward, another Brooklyn corps brought up the
,of the Fifth brigade and with its honorable and PATRIOTIC
record also received with great favor by the appre-
eieye nuttuies through which this gallant regiment
\ had the honor to march.
To detail the movements Of the city regiments
prsng the Fins, division is unnecessary They all did
well. They turned in larger force than ou any
former Like the troops comprising the Second
Sdyision, which had the advance they all with the
cep;ion OF the Sc, entb regiment which the mme-
dae guard OF the funeral car carried their at
2shoulder, bad their coors daped and craps
Con the left arm. Among the various fegiments
st would DO difficult 40 say winch did best There
nothing wanting that could contribute beaaiy and
erect in any single anizaion. 10 advance OF tho
Twenty second regiment marched The garrison Of Harts
Island consisting of Eve hundred men composing a
body Of veterans undcr command Of Major H. s Even,
from various veteran regiments No troops were ,tcr
appreciated than these heroes Of many battles. They
marched and lvrcd as they have often done In
front of the enemy fbe bstilccls Of the fcr tho
Union and that coons ia 20 say for thcm Their band
preceded them playing dirscs in umc nnl they
oore trc coOrs Or mruy regiments Nbofs names ard
meinUers have reflected glory and c,ory the starry
Gag ILe officers " the Seventy NINTH in their martial
Scottish costumes though there only few of thc
brought hnok all battle o. Ids from Backhurns ford
Knoxville. Their Highland plaid brought tears 10
many eyes. Tho F.fy.ni.h regiment with tsr red
pat.s sai caps u cad p cd. also re ood tls
historic = tao commencement and progress * tho
rebellion Tho Sixty nath Seventy lrt Twenty socond
The old Eighth Twelfth aud all The city regiments, could
not DO mitakon nor their career forgotten, thoy
marched along Nothing could be IN
keeping with tho time and the solemn
ceslon than to have these brave and trcd
Ioorps doing honor TO the remains OF him who
lately the centre, the pivot, which the army
and the people had long revolved in their honest
efforts suppress tho rebellion nqnns, the Union free
dom and nationality Most OF the old coiors borne ny
these regiments stcrci In their and fedcd though
hroadcd colors the Efforts hat these oya! and rslans
militia organizations had made 10 sustain tho govern
ment OF their fathers in It's fllncss OF domnion ard
nviolate integrity. Tho Fourth artillery numbering
seven hundred men, Colonel Teller though 1,
carried no ss boro along the guns With which It assisted
TO hur back nsolcni hosts Of Lee from the soil or
Pennsylvania In 1888.
The whole military pageant vas grand. On no Other
did New York any other city display such
force Of citizen militia There wcro eighteen city rcg
ments in tho parade, and they averaged fully ov)
hundred each, thus making total Of nine thou
sand troops, besides the batteries guns and their sa
escort and forth, amounting to thousand more,
which mado tho whole number of city militia IN TO
parade at icas, tor thousand Tho United Eiaes
troops and Tic Brooklyn regiments Numbered Ave thcu
sand more tua The entire force Of military in the pro-
ceson reached the grand gerc of fifteen thousand
This csc ila,oa further corroboracd by another c.
ouation The troops, when formed, hnd their cxircro
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