The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-16
DECORATION DAY.
ORDER OF PARADE or THE FIRST DIVISION OF
THE NATIONAL GUArD.

ORDER OF PARADE OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Tne following order giving the details for the parade
OF tho entire First Division OF the National Guard as
escor. TO the organizations under the Grand Mar
shaI, on Decoration Day. has been issued:-
HEADQUARTERS FinsT Division. G.s NY,l
Nos. 1855 and ISL Mercer street,
NEW YoGK, May IA, 1878
GENERAL oR3ERr, no I.
The division Will parade the 3oth inst. to par
tcpa'e in the ceremonies OF ID coraton Day. as escort
I, the organizations parading under the direction OF The
Grand Marshal OF he day, and Tor review by MS Ex'
cellencv The Commands n-Chief
Z The troops will be formed In close columns, tho
heads resting on Fifth avenue, In the following erler =
'rarate troops and on East Thirty fourth
The Third brigade Yves. Talrty-fourth and West
battery B on East Thirty third street.
The First brigade on west Thirty second street
Battery on East Thirty second street.
The Second bri -ade on West Thirty-lIst street.
Tho Third regiment cavalry on East rhirtylr
Tas column will move IN the order above gwen at ten
g. The Veterans Of the Seventh regiment and the Old
Guard having accepted an Invitation parade in the
division column this occasion their respective conf
manders will report as follows:--
General Joshua NJ. Varian, commanding Ihirj prsads
The Old Guard TO Brgadier General William o. Ward.
commanding FIRST brigade.
Fourteenth street, 10 Broadway, 10 Chambers street.
6. At the Worth Monument tho honcrs OF marching
in-Chief. accompanied by the General of the upit.d
States Army His Honor the Mayor OF the city and other
civic and military oncials
6. Upon the arrival OF the head OF the column a.
Chambers lac will be formed for the passage OF
the organizations uudey escort the following neces-
sary notifications OF the prescribed form atoms being
observed -
ron INFANTRY.
The rank Will be sned upon The curb and the dis
tances will be diminished as 70 ows:-Two yards from
the the front rank an from the front rank TO
the line of company officers, and three yards
respectively # I'M The line OF company officers 10 tho
Group of the d Id aud commanding officers horses.
CAVALRY.
The rank against the curb; the he-cosers in rank;
n1ers, respectively, one. two three and four
yards from head to OF horses In advance OF the
rank.
In columns OF sections peces in battery along the
curb the chiefs OF patton and battery commanders,
resp ,ctvely, and three yards, from muzzle OF
pieces TO Group OF horses, IN advance.
TIe brgad, commanders with their stairs and order.
lies viii take post tho right OF their respective bri-
gades slightly in advance Of the line OF regimental
commanders.
will cause their DIS TO salute upon the arrival OF
the Grand Marshal at point twenty yards from the
left Of their s,veral organzatols and 10 carry arms
when the salut, Is acknowledged.
When the rear of the escorted organizations mas
passed the right Of the line the division Will brcak
the right TO march 10 the loft by regiments, and
march up Broadway 10 Union Square, where tn ,rade
will be dismissed. All organizations will march TO
their by the shortest available route turning
from Fourteenth In the proper direction as soon
is practicable In order that lines Of travel may not DO
unnecessarily obstructed
4. The Division Staff vii! assemble, mounted
and IN full uniform, the rendezvous Nos and II
West Thrtecnth.streeD. at nine clock A. NJ
BY order Of Major General Alexander Sha .l,
Colonel, A. A. g. and Chief OF staff