Smyrna times., 1868-10-07
THE BOYS IN BLUE.

The greatest procession that place the United
States Except the great review WashngtOn) that
of the Boys in Blue in Philadelphia last Thursday Friday
The first day mainly taken preparation, the
delegations from various of the country occupying
most OF the time in marching through the headqua
Friday the great column started from the
corner of BOadstreet and Girarl-avenue o'clock
moved down Spring Garden Twelfth down Twelfth Arch
out Arch to Twenty down Twentyirs Walnut down
Walnut to BuaI Broad Chestnut and began pass
headquarters of the Convention the Continental at 1910
NJ marching at the rate Of about three miles be-
ing hour and twenty passing thus establishing
the fact that it at least four miles long The
in files of sixteen and wenyiOur less than the
and except in few Instances, the ranks closed
The column led by the Grand Marshal of the occasion
Gen. Joshua Owen and staff preceded by platoon Police
and band Then followed fifty and field officers
mounted and after them banner inscribedWelcom Gov
ernors and WarGovernors whose shadow Gen
Burnside, Gov Curtin, Gov Ward Gov solomon Gov Clan
and others Five barouches each drawn by horses
contained Gems Sickes Peasanon Barnum Torbert Cray
for and while battalion forty invited guests
mounted on line horses closed the honorary the
cessOn followed the First Division of the Phadeuh
Boys in Bue-Pennsylyana by virtue of position and su
peror numbers taking the right of the column Each regi
ment fully uniformed in blue with white gloves and pre-
seated very attractive appearance Following these
wagon'oad of wounded and manned unable walk will
their crutches and other tokens their disabled
Hearty cheers greeted these veterans People rushed
their hands, and tear dropped silently in sympathy 70
hepessness Ofcourse such these cae
the multitude back the days of terrible and
Democrats could approving demonstra
tiOns forgetting for the the political significance
the OCCASION Before 1000 had passed. every badge Of tn
old Army of the Potomac represented The Fifteenth
Ward delegation bore the buet-rdden flags
regiments inscribed with the battles campaigns
OpprObOus carpetbag was appropriately illustrated i'll th
delegation soldiers knapsack, saranded flowers
Next order Pennsyvania's gallant Gov. Geary in
fOurhorse carriage accompanied by Senator Wilson
Hawley.
At last the 1000 from Pennsylvania had passed and tn
splendid music Of DOdwOrths Band announced tbs coming
New York. Maj Gen. Graham and staff led the division,
honored with compliments Of bOQuets and sautes
most step. The Newburgh, Albany and Troy "BOys
Blue at the head of the column Delaware followed
York. with 800 bearing
chicken and the baeags Of the First Second Deawar
Regiments inscribed with the all their vctores-
The Maryland six hundred strong next in order
with the tag OF the Second Maryland Regiment ag
Barbara Feitche Of Whttiers song New Jersey wa
then in order her column led by Gen. Robert will
his staff and huge banner inscribed Jersey Blues" Nor
battle ags all in shreds, borne one-armed men; music
and veterans Next to whom every
lett and banner inscribed "A carpetbagger from Masa
chusets They bore the Baltimore riot nag of the famous
Sixth Regiment and about six hundred unforme
men, Next came in carriages the Illinois, Rhode Island
Texas Hampshire Maine Vermont delegations anC
delegation from the Soldiers Home long line of ambu
| ances, which closed the long column.
The troops marched at quick time least three miles
hour and testing the matter by mathematical calculation,
Is demonstrated beyond question that the number of
line was between eleven and twelve thousand Taking nt
the further fact that all these
three hundred, In uniform, spectacle truly
wonderful Men without uniforms not prohibited from