Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-01
THE GRAND PROCESSION.

The Line and Order of March In Detail.
The parade was led by Major General J.
NJ Schofeld, accompanied by his staff and
corps of aides The right Of the line WAS
given to the West Point Cadets, 400 strong,
who were followed by the Regulars undtr
Major General Ho oward. and these cOnsti-
tuted the First division. The Second
division consisted Of State militia. They
marched in the order Of sdmis ion ss
States to the Union, as follows:
Delaware-750 men, Governor BeDja-
min T. O. Biqg3 commanding, and staff;
First Regiment, Col. George W. Marshal.
Pennsylvania-6. 900 men, Governor
James A. Beaver commanding, and staff
Second Brigade, Brig. Gen. John A.
Wiley; Third Brigade, Brig. Gen. John B
S. Gobir; the State Fencibles, Mel Chew.
New Jersey-3. 700 men, Governor Rob
ert S. Green commanding, and staff.
Georgia-35 men, Governor John b.
Gordon commanding, and staff, the militia
being the Governors personal guard only.
Connecticut-600 men, Governor Nor
gan G. Bulkley commsndin and staff;
Fourth Regiment, Colonel Thomas l.
Watson.
Massscbusetts-1,6 675 men, Cove. nor
Oliver Ames commanding, staff and honor
ary staff: Governors f c)rt First Corps
Cadets NJ. V. M. Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas F. Edmunds; Ssc5nd Corps Ca
diets NJ. V. ~, Lieutenant COlouel
Frank Dalton; the Ancient and Honorable
ARTILLERY Company or Massacnuset's,
chartered in 1858, go mep, Captain Lieu
tenant Henry F. Smith; Fifth Regiment
Infantry; Second Brigade NJ. V NJ Col
onel Wm. A. Bancroft
Maryland-500 men, Governor E L
jackson commanding and staff
Soath Csrolina-35O men, Governor
John P. Richardson commanding, and
stsff: The Governor, 4 Guard, of Columbia
Capt. Wm. Douglass; the Washington
Light Infantry, of Charleston, c1stodians
of the Eutaw Il ig, Capt Gilchristi the But
Ter Gnards, Capt W. A. Hunt.
New Hampshire-1, ,0C0 men, Governor
Charles II. Sawyer commanding, a-d
staff. the entire National Guard OF the
STATE First Regiment, Col. George m. /
Lane Second Regiment, Col. Elbndge l.
Cspp Third Regiment, Col. j. II Pa
terson; Company A Cavalry, Capt. Etr l.
H. Smith; First Battery Artillery, Cap.
Samuel S. Piper.
Vlreinia-500 men, Governor Fitzhueh
I 90 commander, and staff Separate com
panies only.
yid Bsnnett Hill commanding, and stan;
Fifst Brigade, Briesdier General Lewis
Fitzyerald commanding and staf ii; Second
Brigade, Brigadier General James Me
Iced. Brooklyn, commanding; Third Bri-
grade, Brigadier General Amaica J. Par
ker. Jr., Albany, commanding; Fourth
Brigade, Brigadier General Peter Z Doyle,
Buff,lo, commanding.
North Carolina-l50 men, Governor
Daniel G Fowl commanding, and staff.
Rhode Island-450 men, Governor Royal
C. Taft commanding and staff
Vermont $50 men, Governor William
p. Dillingham; cOmmar dirg, and stas;
Frat Regiment, Col. J E.tey; FIst Sepa-
rate Company, Capt. S. Clsud q Connof;
Second Company, Capt A. X. brown
Fuller's Light Battery, Breyet Ool' Levy
X. Fuller.
Kentucky-45O men, Governor Simon
r Buckner commanding, and staff the
Louisville Legion, First Regiment, Col.
John B. Castleman commanding
Ohio-3. 500 men, Governor Joseph b.
Foraker commanding, and staff; FIRST keg-
iment Infantry, Cincinnati, Col Frederick
". Moore: First Troop Of Cavalry Cleve-
land, Capt George A. Gsrreison, ana othe'
troops.
Lousiana-4OO men, Governor Francis
T. Nichols commanding, and staff.
Mississippi-600 men, Governor Robert
Towry commanding, and staff.
Michigan-40O men, Governor I. Z.
Luce commanding, and staff.
District of Columbia-S00 men, Colonel /
C. F c. Blount commanding, and stat
Washington Light Infantry and Eight
Separate Company.
Florida-20O men, Governor Francs L. .
FIemming commanding, and stan.
West Virginia-300 men, Ex-Goverror
T p Jackson Commanding and staff. A
Mace WAS also given IL eh4o NA'''-S- ~
Governor Ssay, Of Alabama; Governor
Jcmes P. Eagle, OF Arkansas; Governor ) .
n Cooper, OF Colorado; Governor W. '
Fifer. of Illinois; Governor Hovey, OF lndI-
ana. Governor Larrsbee, OF Iowa; Cover
nor Burleigh, of Maine; Governor Merri'
am. of Minnesota; Governor Francis, OF
Wis.ouri: Governor Thayer, of Nebraska; 1
Governor Pennoyer, of Oregon, and Gov
ernor Hoard, of Wisconsin.
The Third division consisted of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and Loyal
Ierion. and march as follows:-Com-
mander-in-chief, William Warner and stan;
Deputy Commander-in-chief, Harrison /
clark. in a carriage; escort of two delegates
from each post in the State, 200 men;
Grand Marshal, Col. VIM. P. Walton, with /
staff of 80; Adjutant General Capt. F T /
Goodridge; Assistant A6jutant General
Tohn G. Symes; the Loyal Legion, 25O
men. forty.fve New York City posts,
& 00O men; Brooklyn posts, Marshal Henry
" Knight, 1000 men; fifteen posts out
aide these cities, 600 men.
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