The National tribune., 1882-06-24

! advantage in his rich dark blue uniform,
! with gold trimmings and light cloth summer
/ helmet. Gen. James r. Herbert, command
! ing the first division, rode directly behind
| the c0mmander-in-chief with his staff IS fol-
| lows: Lieut.. Col. T. Wallis Blaclist0n,
Majors W. r. McKeenc, J. ". S. Brady,
Geo. i. Nelson, and Capts. Thos. Aillen,
Chas. Gambrill, Geo s. Wood and Fred.
Simon, the only member of the staff absent
being Lieut.. A. II. Whitley. They made a
dashing appearance with their cooked hats,
gold straps and swords Their services, too,
in forming and clearing the way for the
| parade were laborous and well directed.
In turn marched platoon Of twenty po-
| licemen in command of Lieutenant'W. Mex.
Watkins of the Northeastern District, with
SeTgts. l.. ,. Vessels, J. A. G.. Schultz, and
d. II. BrOuChey. The excellent marching
Of the officers attracted no little attention.,
and they made very favorable impression.
First in line marched the Fifth Regiment,
I. VI. n c., in command of Col. Stewart
Brown, Lieut. Col. John D. Lispcomb, with
the following staff all mounted: Adiutant
". X. Whiting, Ordnance Officer John Land
Ceon w. F. Lockwood and Paymaster ". T.
FriclI. The regiment paraded about $50
muskets, and was divided into nine COM
panies, commanded as follows: Company A,
Capt W. S. Whitley, Jr.; Company B, Capt
LeeA. White; Company c, Capt r. B. Brown;
Company D, Capt Geo c. Cole; Company E,
Lieut.. Louis Schneebcrger; Company F,
Capt. Winfield S. Anderson; Company G,
Capt A. D. B. Courtenay; Company II, Capt.
W. p. Jollinger, and Company /, Capt. N.
Lee Goldsborough. The men wore their
summer dress uniforms Of gray cutaway
coats, white cross straps and belts and white
pants. The band paraded 80 pieces, Prof.
Adam Itzel director, and the drum and fife
corps numbered "a men, under Maj. Thomas
E. Bulger. The colors borne by the regi-
ment were the national flag presented to
them by Russell Lowell G. A. r. Post and
the handsome blue silk regimental flag. The
marching and drilling of the regiment were
equal to the high standard for which the
Fifth has long been famous.
Following the Fifth, and Just before the
Maryland battalion, n. G., came the Virginia
companies, numbering in all 221 men. They
were headed by Picks band of Baltimore,
twenty men with red uniforms. All the
companies reached the city early in the
morning, except the Richmond Light Blues,
who arrived at 10 q. m. on a special train,
and Joined the parade on East Baltimore
street just below Jones Falls filing in from
a parallel street. The headquarters of the
Virginia troops was at the Eutaw House,
whore they all refreshed themselves after
arrival before proceeding to South Broad
way, where they were aligned just above
Canton avenue The Norfolk City Guards,
80 men, Capt. G.. 4. Nash, First Lieutenant
II. Hodges, Second Lieutenant c. c. Lee :;
uniform dark blue frock coat, light blue
pants, white epaulettes and trimmings, and
Guards Of Portsmouth, Va, 40 men, Capt. Il
c. Hudgins First Lieutenant as. II. Walker
Second Lieutenant Ja4MtslM. Bihf6rds uni
form grey cutaway coat, blue pants, white
and black epauletts nl norwood
Richmond Light Blues, II inen, Captain
Johns. Wise, First Lieutenant W s. Dashicl,
Second Lieutenant Sol. Hutchins uniform
blue cutaway coat with white trimmings,
blue pants and steel cuirasses. This COM
pany bore the old war flag of the Forty
sixth Virginia regiment, the original flag Of
the ante -bellum r. /. rs.
The alexandria Light Infantry, Company
T of the Third Virginia regiment, 4G men,
Captain McBurney, Jr., First Lieutenant
George S. Smith, Second Lieutenant S. L.
Monroe; uniform confederate gray and caps
The Warren Light Infantry, of Front
Royal, 40 men, Captain McIntee and Lieu
tenants Leach and Brown; confederate gray
uniforms and dark helmets.
Many of these YiTginiaus are veterans of
the war, and as they and some of the Mary
landerS are the only Southern military attend
ing the Encampment around them most Of
the demonstrations of unity and fraternity
were exhibited. They were greeted with
frequent applause as they passed along the
line Of march.
After the Old Dominion troops marched
the battalion Of Maryland National Guard,
headed by the Excelsior Band, of Chester
town, and commanded by Capt. A. p. Bar
nette, of the Bond Guards; Lieut.. Mclean,
Of Towson Guards, adjutant. The battalion
was composed of the following companies:
TowsoR Guards; Baltimore county, with
drum corps and flies, 40 muskets, Capt. J ohm
Ridgely of II commanding, Lieut. Robert
PilsOn; LinGanore Guards, Frederick county,
25 muskets, Capt. Z. d. DaDner in command,
Lieuts. w. NJ. Gather and r. T. Gibson.
The Guards wore very attractive uniform
Of dark blue coat, light blue pants with
white stripes white epaulettcs and belts and
dark blue helmets, ornamented with gilt
Governors Guards, Annapolis, with drum
corps, 80 muskets commanded by Capt.
Louis Green Lieut.. John II. Wells; Kent
Guards, % musllets, Capt. d. S. Rordley in
command, Lieuts. Thomas G. Deford and A.
r. Calder; Bond Guards, Catonsville, 3j
muskets, Lieut. p. Z. GriswOld in command :;
Monumental City Guards, c0lored, of Balti-
more city, 80 muskets, drum and fife corps,
Capt. Lloyd w. Young in command, and
Lieut. VIM. r. Spence. This was the first
appearance Of the Guards on general parade,
and they looked very well in their white
pants and dark blue coats, with gold trim
mines There WAS also q sOuad of cavalry