The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-07
MARTIAL ETIQUETTE.

To rpE EDITOR or THE HERALp:-
.Army Of tho Poiomac'' gives the answer TO hts
complaint published In the HERALD on Juno A. in his
own letter. lie says.-"Dccoration Day paradcs
funeral socmntics; military nonors paid to the
illuslrious dead and the ilussrfous nvingn
Accepting this view, which believe TO be correct,
II Is Inconsistent require the msrsnas salute or
take any ostensbe notice whatever OF any reviewing
officer. There SHOULD bo strictly speaking, review
Ing ouicer. These military Iicet,es, common 10 all
Western nalions, arc perhaps less understood hero
than anywhere else. We had very small regular
army when the began, ana our volunteer officers,
recruited old soldiers oil foreign nations and
irgm civilians VINO knew nosnilg about
~ systems, scotl's, Hafdeo's aud others,
suioeniy thrust on them and lnulng the
m4nuuvres Ia actual war 80 lev aua sigups aiiei 70
sct uvd OF am homo geHaous arr.ug cement mat
lers 81 martial etiquette ia Gases ni.h kolemDity.
AID . when the var oves tho vast army d,s-
banded comparatively few nave kept up uily the NIL
nary knowledge they da acquire. Ultisg nc war ~
sen tnv ~ay veteran oIicsrs were Haired puzzled
whenever anytning utlle Gus ~ tao orainary way
had 10 DC attended to was remsrkaDis. remember
ycry pertinent Instance. Wncn the second Army
cofps was encainpch at Bealeton st.lfpn August,
1885, ocncrai Warren inspected ,ne csmps. fap-
pensl to o. iher 81 tue day or tno fIsn Brig sae,
aud ore" ~ 10y saara ~ irosi y ne
osml. VITA oraersa arms anu thslr backs
10 the GcherAi taxing NO sstcnsiDie nvtee
ol hifn. Tue guard oraore4 ~ '-FAll ta,n
when tbsy stood ther arm. "RigL. uress, ~
.Eyts iront.1 SO No st,od. with sil.nt arum III,
o.. eiatterng h0ois o. ihg si4A reccueJ, aIeA Inc
.uard ,ii out again. Col0nel laires stly Vi ilic
Eighty-tlshb Nes YotA Volunteers, comIaaa las the
lren tlrEsac told nio tbag General AREA roinarNod
~ uim thAt nc ons proper reception given 10 nlm
tn.t usy ~ Mnst % the ku.rIn laced lni,
some pfeteatea arms, aeary "a gave ntn rUiie
the afunls-ali ~fons asa ali bsAva thr n,iscOn.
pssvA thMt a grsefsi camp tLspectioA. wnen tue
Genera ola not eater the rsspecivt camps nsd %
tf.4tcI ~ tns same way az u neA4d entered eacn
camp. who does GOT remember uow, aatl tnr very
~ tue sar seuareK almost alt cvfaf. ~utn GA
out p.skst dsiy, ADa tne ptgksiA tLeuseyes. gIder
tbelf sn1ess. svua tn~st "a prusstNn4 arms - tna
gfana rounds, sonnet ssea 4Sat8htT l1W ia =
ago 4 sOmpsa3 area tho iansfai a aic over Mal3r
General Da~sn. a. hsaof - ~aich cap,ain ~ q
ttiei. an1 moei the escott maicnea sttABat aft1A
IA stappy 10 % tDat have hBtata4 peace. VI
wblpb rusiA ~ ~ mlitArv mlaats a oDrol-
afs. Ia lhs asy@ ~ Damsia DsixsaAy. .ssn uaw IA
Eprupv. gfana coism~neN - IuaoIasa, reception
81 part ntafira, ftssss, faest ANA irDeNlnx
lAe .OiurN i0. aiie \ ttpW Jonn - 1404Ia o.
Care Ionofn thv "a al nteplg IA. II u.
ever much fence snefs naas t@v Mcasal az
az tscisCs. ka4lsa.sA a3 ast ~ bsAtsilaWt 1l
c0mt ant aAa srlu laAe suM sasfslIsns y. l1nr or
~elsys D. 1rssuiag whaA. Dut alst au b04 vAt vfs
wsll ~ received $50 ~ pfeelss a siaf4fAy one
arm Aastusf 80 ~ Use fuw w0fiA
inc number at ggns stsed 20 tafloap ar.
ranged ~ ~ gs~rA.ea COD. e0lasa0a wOfla.
wAv tnc iDnof dsA ana ave pilae u very various.
A. B.