New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-27

Porter. with Batteries 1 and 2, and the Second
Brigade, General Louis Fitzgerald, which was fol
lowed by the Connecticut and New-Jersey troops
The Second Division of the National Guard, under
the command of Brigadier-General G. l. Chrlsten-
sen. was composed of the Third and Fourth Brl'
gades. General Brownell and Colonel McLeer, while
the veteran corps brought up the rear OF the
column.
The principal organizations were: The ga
Regiment Lieutenant;C Colonel j; I; CAM Ra Vth
ment, Colonel Frederick Unbekant I2th Regt-
Colonel s. " r CEuger io TN Regiment egmsnt
Colonel Colonel George D. Scott 7Ist Regiment,
Colonel Richard Yose; Connecticut Natioqal Gnardi
Colonel G. p Graham 4th Regiment, Colonel G.S
Crofut Fifth Battalion, Major F. N. Welch Bat
0n d dst M9oF Gay BATTALION
Veterans Hartford City Guards, Lieutenanti Colonel
C. HePdTck GOntipepta Guards Sc9S2 NO. S Ss
tional Guard, 23d Regiment, Colonel Rod;
noy C., Ward SOD Regiment =, &C. Colonel IEsl
Y. Tuttle; Sd Battery, Captain II. s.. Rasquin,;
| 18th Regiment, Colonel D. 4. Austen 14th Regi-
ment, Major Harry Michel 18th Separate Com,
Detachment Of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Of
Boston, Major George w. Mclean; Governors
Foot Guard of Connecticut, Major D., Z; Kinney
Citizens Corps Captain ID. T. Everett Battalion
Providence Light infantry, Major W. II. Thontonj
Newport Artillery las infantry Colonel George H.
Ncw-York, Captain A. II. GOrringe Washington
Contincntals (Newburgl, Captain p. J. Mcdonald
81. Patricks Alliance of America Captain Thomas
Cahill Iibernian Rifles, Captain William judge
Veteran Guards lcoored), Lieutenant-COl0ncl J0hn
J. Brennan and the veterans of the 7th, list, I'D
9th, 18th, 18th, GOTH 22d, and LIST pennsylvania
Regiments.
The Odd Regiment was conspicuous among tho
military organizations because II was IN hght
81 2l,n Erarf hnlf IN
the early part of the march, the front companies
sang in recitative I'VE want our OvercOats, just
now" which they followed with We are thirsting
and we would like TO go round the corner"
THE THIRD DIVISION.
The third division Of the procession consisted Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, in ten sub-diyi-
sions, and the Sons of Veterans under the command
Of Major James b. Horner. The various posts from
this and other States were assigned to assemble
near Ffth-ave, from Thirty ninth to Forty-third
SITS. Nine o'clock was the hour appointed, but five
minutes before the time there little indication
that the Grand Army would be numerOusly
represented beyond the occasional appearance of
n stragger dressed In dark blue uniform
with brass buttons, and q black hat or
namented only by band Of black and
yellow cord and the gilt letters C. A. r." Soon
after the time named the crowds, which then had
blocked the avenue and adjacent streets for an
hour were awakened from tho mOnotOny Of wait
ing patiently by hearing the strains of band
marching through Forty-second-st This was the
the signal for rush and Sumner Post No. "a. the
uniform Of the comrades as yet unsoiled by ram,
received heartily applause from the spectators, as
il marched 10 Forty-frst-st. From then until
after 10 o'clock the various posts appeared in all
the adjoining streets and took their positions in
the places that had been allotted them.
oh ed
from the crowd. James G. Rice Post, No. 30, car
RED two tattered and torn batte-nacs with bright,
new American colors between them. Thaddeu5
Stevens Post No. 255 came next, and was COM
posed Of fifteen colorcd men, two of whom were
drummcrs, and three others bore the cOlors. The
members of Lincoln Post, of Elizabeth, were
dressed i'm the Zouavc costume, and the standard
bearer carried the remnants OF nag that haa beeh
Tlddlcd with bullets beyond recognition. NOTES
Post, No. -, waited on the west side OF Forty
third-st and consisted Of about 100 men. Twelve
battic-fags that had evidently seen much service
were n feature of the parade of the post In West
Forticth-st. Sodgwick Post, No. 1856, appeared
shortly before 10 o'clock and was made up OF boys,
whose ages ranged between nine and fifteen,
dressed In bright Zouaye colors Major Runners
little daughter, age about ten, attired IN q
bright carlnal-coorcd dress and wearing the con,
vcntional zouave cap with long tasSel, remained
hy the side of her father, who was In command.
She had miniature cantecn strapped To her SIDE.
When the rain began to fall, the boys with Mes
Marching Through Georgia. This occasioned
much applause from the veterans in the street and
rather Hcttled the older boys VINO formed the ad-
vance guard Of Thomas :. Dakin Post. The latter
then repeated the air with evident satisfaction that
they were able 90 cope with their younger rivals.
The head of the procession passed the Grand
Army posts soon after 10 o'clock and from then the
men remained i'm the pouring rain until l2:lO p M,
when they fell in the rear Of the procession.
TIE FOURTH DIVISION
wa, an hour and half after tho head of the
procession had passed East Thirty-eghth-st that
the Fourth Division. commanded by General Charles
f. Stone. wheeled into Fifth-ave. and began its
march to the Battery. 1t had long before begun TO
assemble for II was shortly after o'clock when
General Stone unshcathcd n scimctar, which he had
received as n present in Egypt, and received the
salute OF the veterans of the 9TH n. Y Volunteers,
who were first to arrive at the rendezvous OF the
division, under George W. Campbell. The remain
ing veteran volunteer organizations, of which the
Grand division was composed, and which were d
ydcd into two subdivisions, did not display that
promptncss which is supposed to be one of the more
marked virtues Of the old soldier for the companies
struggled into line with an eXaspcrating tardiness.
But Thirty eighth-st. in the early morning, be-
fore the rain began to fall, presented pretty bit
of color with ITS background of brown-sone houses,
and the daubs of scarlet here aud thore which were
made by groups of zouaycs, aud softened by the
battlc-wOm banners they carried Tho vetcrans0f
the Mexican War, commandedby Captain Jacob Il.
Riley were given place on the right of the divls
ion Between them and the 9Th Veterans came a
horse whose rcins, bands, bit and saddle were COW
cred with flowers He too was veteran. Ii was
the famous " Black jack who is tho pet of the
5th Regiment, having been wounded at the battle
Of Gaines Mills, in 1862.
The first subdivision under the command Of
Major Churchill j. Cambreling, occupied
I,tytt ifrl.t hat hnt
ayes. II was composed of tho two or
CARNATIONS mentioned. the Independent
Veteran Volunteers, Captain Platte; Veterans Of !
the 42d Captain Casey; Veterans of the 9TH, Cen
eral Won Schaick; Veterans of the 10th, Colonel
Marshall; Veterans of the I'D, or the I'd Fire
Zouaves, Matthew McCullOughi Veterans of the |
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