The Red Cloud chief., 1891-08-14

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the morning. 9th
~ len brought visit
w. ~ orS not officially
TT ~. identified with the
~ - ncampment by the
% ~ thousand. and ut 10
0N/ o'clock the streets
CON. yEAxEY. were almost i'm
passable. The head Of the procession
moved at II o'clock and both in num-
bers and equipment the parade was n
Of the most magnificent ever made by
the Grand Army. Most OF the veterans
wore new and handsome uniforms
and there was no end OF novel features
The Philadelphia contingent nearly
500 strong, carried umbrellas each n
painted Z O represent q portion OF the
battle Of Gettysburg. Ssuit Ste. Marie
post was also represented by an um-
brclla brigade, each umbrella so paint
ed that when combined they represent
ed Lake Superior and the city Of the
500. The name Of each post along the
shores OF the great lake vas painted in
red, thus combining the lake, the city
and the national colors.
A striking feature Of the Michigan
division was the fact that numbers OF
old battle flags were carried by the
men who bore them during the war.
Still another umbrella brigade was
that Of George II. Thomas post No 5 of
Chicago. Their umbrellas were paint
cd To represent q monster flag Of the
United States covering the entire post
and extending nearly two squares. The
Ohio division was very large and pre-
sented an imposing appearance.
Among those upon the reviewing
stand were Gen w. q. Teazey, com.
mandcr-in-chief: Gen Miles, OF the
army; ex-Gov. Oglcsby, of Illinois;
Cows Fifcr Of Illinois, Campbell Of
Ohio and George w. Peck of Wiscon-
sin; Gen. Lucius Fairchi!d. Of Wiscon-
sin; Gov. WinanS of Michigan: Mrs
John A. Logan. and over a hundred
others
The governor Of n state is not often
seen trudging along in the dust with
the boys but that sight was witnessed
more than once yesterday. AS the Ne
III 0Sh6 VI. ~. H.. DpU stToik, WIN h~-
partncnt Commander Teeter and Gov.
Thaycr passed the grand stand il was
impossible To tell whether the cheers
were for the digniticd governor, the
soldier boys or that venerable old fight
er, which always provokes the cheers
of the volunteer soldicrs-Paul Wander
voort past national COMMANDMENTS
chief.
Four hundred veterans of Kansas, led
by Department Commander Timothy
Mccarthy, represented the grasshopper
state. and each carried upon his breast
the Kansas q. A. T. pin, bearing the
figure Of this destructive little insect.
Past Department Commanders Ander-
son. Pond. Stewart Booth. Guthrie and
Captain Coulter. Of the national council
Of administration. were in line Com
mandcr Mccarthy enjoys the distinction
of being the only living man who was
literally in at the opening and at the
close of the war. A soldier ut Fort
Sumter when the first gun was fired,
he remained in the service and was at
A~ppomattox when the enemy surrend-
cred.
There was a wild cheer when the
Missouri volunteers hove in sight II
was this state which had furnished
William Warner. one Of the most popu-
lar commanders-in-chief the q. A. X has
ever known, and every ma who
marched in line vas recognized as n
who in his devotion To the union had
undergone the dangers Of guerrilla war
fare and seen families divided against
themselves in the dark days of 's3 De-
partment Commander George w.
Martin, the one-armed hero. who lost q
limb the first day of Gettysburg, led
his command of 500 men with
dignity In the ranks were
recognized the familiar features Of
Private Cahoon." who was ut Antie-
tam, at Fredericksburg. Mt Gettysburg,
and with Grant in all the bloody bat
ties after the silent soldier took COM
mand of the army Of the Potomac. The
Ransom post Of St Louis, came in for
its share Of admiration. II was 900
strong and accompanied by the United
States regular band This is the first
year the Ransom post ever attended an
cncampment when their commander.
Gen. w. T. Sherman, was not present
His death is . deep personal grief TO
every member Of this post rs indeed ],
is 10 every q. A. r man.
The naval veterans were loudly
cheered as they passed in review and
the ancient starboard received many
compliments
The Sons of Veterans, o strong and
in command Of Commander-in-chief J..
J. Webb, brought up the rear Of the
long procession. The boys marched in
fine style and received marked applause
along the entire line.