Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-24
FOURTH GRAND DIVISION


Kansas. Milton stewart commander
pennsylvania, Au-tIn Curtin commar der
Departments OF Ohio Lloyd commander
New fork, Hall commander
Connecticut, Frank o Serat commander
New jersey, II II Nevins commander
Virginia, H Clay commander
California, X H Wakefield commander
New Mexico, J Fitzgerrell commander
FIFTH GRAND DIVISION
Color red and white
The division is composed of the following depart
ments. c Graves. senior Vice Commander,
commanding:
Department of the Potomac
Maryland, Frank NJ smith commander
Nebraska. v Cole commander
Michigan, G Lang commander
Rhode Island, Corey commander
Colorado, Bohn commander
Minnesota. K A Kicker commander
Delaware. Lttenburg commander
Missouri, Nelson Cole commander
Oregon, F H Lamb commander
Arknnsas, C N Bannis commander
Kentucky, G Northrop commander
Washington Territory, II A Morrow commander
West Va, B C Smith commander
Dakota, Wv Lucas commander
Florida. 7 L Wilworth commander
Utah. II q Wadleigh commander
Georgia and Tennessee, T. Jones commander
Department of the Gulf. N scully commander
SIXTH GRAND DIVISION.
Color, blue and white
Sons of Veterans. John C. Blake. commander of tn,
M~ine, commanding
Maine Division Sons Of Veterans, Charles Nc
Massachusetts Division Sons Of Veterans
vermont Division Sons Of Veterans
Not until the procession had passed given
point was it made apparent how great is the
number Of Grand Army men now in Port
land. 1t had been calculated that it woult
require two hours for the procession to pass
but instead of that it will occupy more thar
three. The most careful estimate of the mum
Der of men in line places the figure at %, 900
of which 10000 wear the uniform of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
An Unpleasant Feature
was developed at the time for starting the
parade. II appears that some of the COM
manders of several posts of the departments
had been overlooked in the instructions as te
the manner of taking their positions in the
parade, and those who were thus neglected
after wandering about for time and finding
no place assigned for them, gave up the idea
of joining in the procession, and took fav.
orable position for watching the marching Of
their comrades. Entire posts of many of the
departments, including a number from the
West, and even in the department of Maine
have not participated in the parade because
of this neglect.
1t is calculated at the executive commttee's
headquarters that more than FIVE thousand
members of posts are not parading because OF
the neglect referred to. Some of them feel
the slight, but many of them spoken to in re.
gard to it attribute it to the confusion caused
by the unexpected large number of members
who came here and to oversight on the part
of the managers.
As rule,
General Good Feeling Prevails,
and the veterans who are not parading, seem
bent on enjoying their immunity from the
long tramp 1t is stated that the oversight
of SO many posts and the neglect to find
places for them in the line, was due in the
first place to the disregard of the officials
orders that all posts should register on their
arrival. Very few paid any attention to this
order, and the consequence was unavoidable.
The executive committee declare that nearly
thirty per cent. more men have come than
the committee had been notified would be
here. Twenty-Five hundred tents had been
pitched with capacity for accommodating
about 1920 men, allowing six men to q
tent.
On an average, instead of six, it has been
found necessary in many cases to put ten
men in tent. This crush could not be fore.
seen by the committee here and they disclaim
any responsibility for it, When the proces.
sion began to march it moved promptly and
smoothly. The escorting militia of the State
made
A splendid Appearance,
marching with the precision of veterans and
eliciting many hearty outhursts of approval
from the tents of thousands of spectators
Many of the individual posts were enthusias.
tically cheered as they passed along, promi.
nent among them being the Dahlgreen and
John A. Andrew Posts of Boston.
y Commander-in-Chief Kountz was greet.
ed with generous rounds of applause
from all sides as Gen. Logan, who rode in a
carriage with Congressman Reed, received q
veritable ovation. The shouts of the multi.
tude announced the coming of the distin.
guished senator from Illinois for blocks be.
fore his appearance was made, and the en-.
thusiasm of those around found vent in yells
and cheers that heralded his approach to the
waiting thousands still further on.
The General kept his head uncovered near.
ly every moment after entering the process
sion. The veterans recrived many an ova
tion as they passed through the mass of hu.
man beings on either side of the street. II
was
An Interesting Sight
indeed, to see the manner in which many of
the old and crippled warriors hobbled along
in the line. Not few were there whose
vacant sleeves or wooden legs told the tales
of desperate wounds in bloody battles.
There were many who stumbled along on
crutches and the wrinkled visages and gray
hairs of the majority of those in the line re.
called the vigor which once represented the
strong soldiery of the North. Many who
showed no outward indication of wounds
marched with feeble step, although the pre-.
cision with which they kept in line indicated
how impossible it was for them to forget the