The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-30
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Seventy thousand OF Them In Limo
at Washington.
The Parade Route Made NemorShie ~
the Grand Review 81 1869 Again
Irod ~ the Gallant Defend
ers of the Union.
ne Longer. However. IN the Habiiiments
Of War. but in the Uniform 81
fraternity Made Sacred
by Wars Associations

WASHINGTON. sept ---Ihe tranu
Army ~ the Republic yesterday made
its second triumphal march along
Pennsylvania avenue. Times ravages
In dscimating its ranks made IL possi-
bic 70 attempt in one day what Il re-
quired Two long days 10 accomplish in
1s65. To the survivors Of the 100000
men of the armies 81 the Potomac and
the west. who on the memorial Esd and
2stn days u May. ls6s. passed in re-
view before the president and his
cabinet Including S~rrss cary Seward.
Just recovering from the assassin's
knife. the foreign ministers. the milf
tary attaches ~ all the great powers
OF Europe. and their own beloved and
illnstri0us generals sherman
and Sheriian-the contrasts and rem
ini>cenees called out were necessarily
striking.
II took seven hourS-from ? 70 -
each day for the armies Of 1855 70 pass
the reviewing stand. and the estimated
length Of the two days procession was
thirty-six miles.
The leading features Of that great re-
view live in memory and have passed
into history. First the resonant hoot-
beats and gathering sabers Of Shcri-
dams 1000 cavalry. Clusters magnifi-
cent Workmanship and his theatrical
dash up 70 the reviewing stand. Next
IN line the battle-worn Ninth corps.
with its bullet-torn flags, and the shat
tered remnants of what once
had been regiments q thousand
strong now reduced TO barely
more than full company
the One Hundred and Ninth and Fifty
first New York. the Fiftieth Pennsyl-
wanna. the Thirtieth and Thirty-fifth
Massachusetts,. the First Michigan
Sharp>hootsr~. whose gallant little hand
full had pressed close upon the heels Of
Lees retrcating army and placed their
banner upon the courthouse of Peters
burg. and the second Michigan. who
followed on their heels Then the
Fifth corps. with its trophies Of
Yorktown. Chickahominy. Antietam.
Fredericksburg. Gettysbrrg and the
Wilderness. The grim earnestness
and steady marching Of Meade $
magnificent army 81 the east left moth
tary display the first day.
But the enthusiasm eliminated the
second day when Shermans-the only
original wild west sh0w-men marched
by. followed by the famous hummer
Brigade a Heterogeneous collection 81
all colors. with every species Of plumber
and impedimenta loaded upon sorry
looking lot OF beasts as could
be picked up. The swarthy
veterans with their long. swinging
stride and gailantlv borne arms and
equipments that told their own story
of long marches and hard fighting, led
bv the gallant sherman. presented ;
sight that lives wildly in the mem
orr OF those who witnessed IL
4 And many Of those in the march 70
\ dav were there in 1855, and not a few Q
the spectators Of to-day saw that other
historic scene a twenty-seven year
past.
Washington was very different cit,
then The capitol. in 1865. was walle'
in and surrounded by heavy timber
Neither Of the present stately marbl
wings now occupied by the senate an
house was then completed The col
ble-stone pavement Of Pennsylvani
avenue was worn into alternate hillocl
and rullies by the passing Of heav
commissariat wagons and artillery
Tiber sewer rolled its filthy waters nv
covered. Not one handsome buildin
was 10 be seen from the capitol to tn
treasury department
The hour for the moving OF yestel
davis parade was $50, but il was Ion
after that ere the body started Fc
two hours previous TO the hour desi;
mated the streets leading to the avenu
were thronged with hurrying pcopl
eager 70 secure an advantagcor
view point for the days event
The troops formed along New Jcrse
avenue for three or four blocks; theme
east around the capitol and into II
avenue adjoining the main column.
The grand officers escort. q post I
honor. was accorded TO the survivor
: OF the famous Sixth Massachuset,
regiment, the first defenders Of wasl
: ington-
Z The United States Signal Corps We
eran association. which is holding i
seventeenth annual reunion in come
tion with the Grand Army ~ the r
pubt1 encampment, closed the fir,
part Of the procession.
Then came the Grand Army Of ii
Republic posts w departments II
old soldier was apparent in every ste
and the proudly martial behavior
: the veterans was strengthened by II
> plaudits If the multitude which ras
y continually in their ears as they passe
The posts marched in the order Of the
= seniority. beginning with Illinoi
; where the Grand Army Of the Republ
y was organized. The rear Of the pr
cession was brought up by the Nav
, Veterans association.
I. The procession was. rs far as pos
4 bic. strictly Grand Army 81 the X
! public organization. the first and IN
division containing the only non-ss
y diers
: The procession moved under the Q
. ders Of the eommander-in-chief
Z double column. twelve files front. OF
column on each side Of the car track
4 platoons being twelve PAGES apart, al
!. between departments twenty 10
uarce