Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-30
GREAT ARMY MARCHING.


The Parade of Veteran, Military. and
other Organizations an Imposing Affair.
The street parade was indeed an i'm
posing affair and eclipsed anything Of the
kind ever seen in the South.
There were, to make a moderate esti-
mate, at least u 600 persons ia line, and in
the procession were some of the finest
drilled bodies in the United States.
The formation of the procession was
difficult task and rendered the mornings
work of the marshals quite burdensome.
Il was q mammoth undertaking TO get go
large a number of bodies. MANY of which
were undrilled, into their proper posi-
tons.
Ii was thine in which only partial sue
cess was attained. The greatest trouble,
though. was to MAINTAIN the proper order
when once established This might per-
haps have been SOno more eifectuallv but
for the countsrmarching which, while af-
fording tho militia an opportunity 10 pass
in review Of the veterans and rice reIsd, de-
rargtd the positions to q considerable eX-
tent.
THE COLUMN FORMED.
Tho thoroughfares we're toeming with
people "a early as O'clock In the morning,
and from then till noon oil the side streets
ike tributaries to great streams poured
into Main and Broad streets their share of
tho assembling multitude.
The military and few veteran organiZa-
tons formed on Broad street, and most OF
the veterans and other bodies had posi-
tions oa Main and the crowd was almost
equally divided, with tho balance perhaps
in tho latter thoroughfare's favor.
(ap,rn1 An1~raan and ar
position at Broad and Adams streets soon
after O'clock. and by that hour the mar
shals were galloping hlther and thither
getting thoir forces ready TO fall in.
The first company TO arrive from the
Exposition Grounds were the Montgomery
Grays. Tho Paris Pioketts of Texas came
next, and about II o'clock there could DO
seen long line of military marching
down from the quarters at the Exposition
Grounds.
MARCH PROMPTLY.
General Frzhugh Lee, the chief mar
ehal. and his chief OF staff. General John
r. Cooke. rodo into Broad street tew
minutes before noon, and as the city
bells sounded the first stroke of "a
the command 70 Forward, march," was
given, and tho column. then quito
short, moved down Broad amidst tho
cheers of the sdmiring throng on the side
wal ks and II the street.
The line was headed by sixteen police
officers under charge OF Captain Hulce, of
the Third district, and a short way further
back was o platoon OF thirty men on foot,
Captain j. Is. Angle IN command. MAJOR
Poe. the chief, was in general charge OF tho
police force.
Stonewall Band, Of Staunton. with
twenty-nins pieces, William II. Burkman
major and f. Il. Webb leader. had the post
Of honor IA the first musical organization
and preceded Generals Leo and Cooke and
the assistant marshals who were at this
point.
soUTH CAROLINA.
The volunteers from South Carolina held
fhs position of right and followed inst
nftar the marshai3. Brlgadler-G General
Hugyemn was in charge of the First divi-
sion. in which were these companies from
the Fourth and Third regiments sumter
Guards. Captain Brand Gordon Rifles, OF
Bennettsyille, Captain j. l.. McL2urln
Butler Guards, OF Greensboro, Captain
W. A. Hunt; the Washington Light ln-
fantry. Of Charleston, two platoonss,
fifty men, Captain Alexander w Marshall.
These commands formed d battalion WITH
Major Gilchrist and Colonel h. }. Aud
connected with It.
Tho Palmetto regiment iSecond) came
next. and was preceded by Brigadler- Gen
eral James and staff. AdIutant W. II. Bren-
nan was n command OF regiment, which
was constituted as follows: Gordon Light
Infantry, Captain Jordan; Edi5to Rifles
Captain Bull Palmetto Rifes, Captain
II. II. Hal; Governors Guard, Lieu
tenant T.. Z. Cairo. sct.ng cap
tain jenkins Rifles. Captain W. B.
Moore: Richland Volunteers Captain
Mcmillan, and Catawba Rifles, Lieutenant
j. +. Reid ia command. This regiment
had with it the old battie-hag which was
carried b. Hart's battery, HamptOn's
Horse artillery, ana which was II 1913 en-
gagements. II was carried by AIr. Lewis
Sherfesee. the original cOlOr-beaTer, who
received il &c Charleston. The flag hoated
in every battle from Bentonyllle to Get
tysburg.
FROM MISSISSIPPI.
Mississippi. which was entitled 10 second
place. this having been the second state
whose troops reached Virginia IN 1861, was
represented bv the Columbia Rifemen,
twenty-four strong. Captain A. j. Nc
Donald, and tho Brown Cadets, forty IN
numoer. Captain William z. Brown, COM
manding. They have very pretty dress
uniform Of olive green with old-gold trlm-
mings and white helmets. They consti-
tuted one Of the handsomest bodies IN the
line and marched well.
ALABAaA's TWO.
Alabama sent two infantry companies
and they came in at this point. They were
the Montgomery Grays, Captain W. J.
Booth. 81 men, and the Sheffield Light
Guard, Captain j. V. Allen, 50 men.
WASHINGTON ARTILLERY.
The Washington Artillery. OF New Or
leans. whose handsome appearance. at
tracted the admiration Of the lockers
D. - l. 8 sat. fs.H
the great State of Louisiana, ana didit hand
somely The battalion. consisting OF the
veteran association and three active compa-
MES, was under the command OF LAeu-
tenant-C colonel John B. Richardson. There
were thirty eight veterans commanded by
Colonel b. f. Eshelman. assisted by Cen
erals W. Miller owen and W. j. Behan.
Captain ii. NJ. Isacson commands Com
pany G, Captain J.. N. Underhlll Company
A, and Captain Eugene May Company i.
The battalion numbers l27. including the
baud. Its membership IS about 500.
~ sixty BATTLES.
The Mexican-war flag carried by the
Washington Artillery. marked y. and bear
ing the names of sixty engagements. in
which the command participated during
the war VI lS6l-'65. is Of red silk, with en-
bIoidered centre Of the coat-of-arms OF the
DtttCc. ~ ic u lh4A0>VtIo pew Va
needie-work. showing the same on both
sides. aud executed by the Misses Spearing,
OF New Orleans, and presented to the COM
mand forty-hye years ago on its departure
to the Mexican war. The silk Confederate
flag, carried by tho command in service,
was made and presented by Miss Constance
Carey (Mrs. General Pegram.) An en-
broidered silk Virginia State flag, pre-
seuted by Governor Cameron some years
since 10 the battalion upon his return to
Richmond after visit to the New Orleans
Exposition. The battalion national colors
OF silk presented by committee of promi-
nent ladies OF New Orleans. Two artillery
guidons embroidered with the tiger head,
emblem OF the command, the handiwork
of the same ladies who made the Mexican
war flag, mentioned above, who in the
mean time had become grandmothsra
WAT FROM TEXAS.
MANaa thA nAvk 0t~ka L.. ~xtattaa