Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-09-24

Seward, Just recovering from the assas-
sins lsnife), the foreign ministers, tho
attaches of all the the great
powers of Europe, and their own be-
loved and illustrious generals, Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan. The contrasts
and "reminiscences called out were nee
essarily striking. 1t took seven hours
from Z to 4-each day for the armies
of 1865 to pass the reviewing stand and
the estimated length of the two days
procession was thirty miles. Washing
ton was very different city then. The
Capitol in 1865, was walled in and sur
rounded by heavy timber. The leading
features of that great review live in
memory and have passed into history.
The parade of 1865 was the first great
national review the country had ever
seen. The nation had had its wars, but
no pageant had marked their successful
termination. The flag had been planted
upon the heights of Mexico and then
the army had gone home separately
like folks from church. When our
boundaries were saved from British
grasp, it was thought useless to do any
congratulatory parading, and after re-
deeming our gauge of independence our
forefathers melted steadily away with
only little sunburst of Washington's
farewell to his officers. Fortunately,
however, at the close of the war there
We're two armies in and near this city.
All of the soldiers composing them dwelt
at the north and Washington was
better place than any other for their
dispersion. The fortitude of the men
and the struggles in which they had
borne SO brave n part deserved commem.
grafton, and out of this sentiment grew
the march which was repeated yester-
day. In many respects it will probably
stand cut as equally remarkable in the
country's history
Nearly half as many old soldiers were
in line as passed up the avenue on the
historic day of 1865 trod in their feeble
steps. The conditions of the two occa-
sions were widely different, and al
though age had somewhat weakened
the physical powers of the survivors,
they were enabled to cover the distance
with not much more fatigue than then,
not being encumbered with arms or ac-
coutrements and having a smooth, firm
roadway for their feet, instead of q
dusty, rough highway. The surround
ings, too, We're inspiring. Never did
Pennsylvania avenue look so transcend
emily bcautiful-with its clouds of
bunting floating in the bright sunshine,
masses of color punched on stands and
along the sidewalk, relieved by the
borders of green foliage of the tree
rows on the sidewalks.
The procession moved under the or
ders of the commander-in-chief in
double column rows of twelve, one on
either side of the car tracks. platoons
being twelve PAGES apart, and between
departments twentyfour PAGES. This
procession was, as far as possible, strict
ly n G.. A. r. organization, the first and
| last divisions containing the oolY non
soldiers. Heading the procession was
the citizens committee on parade. They
were mounted and, with the aids ap.
| pointed by the chairman, numbered q
! hundred or more.
| Following them came the escort ot
the COMMUNICATIVE -chief-the Old Guard
of Washington, and the Albany, n. Y.
Grand Army battalion. Gen. Palmer
commander-in-chief; Henry NJ. Duftield
Detroit, senior vice commander, and T.
S. Clarlsson, Omaha, junior vice com
mander, accompanied by the otficia
staff of the commander-in-chief anC
his aldes-de-camp followed.
The Grand Army escort, post o.
honor, was accorded to the survivors o
the famous Sixth Massachusetts regi
ment and the first defenders of Wash
ington.
The United States Signal corps vet
erau association, which is holding it
seventeenth annual reunion in connec
ton with the G. A. r. encampmen
closed the first part of the procession.
Then came the G. A, R. posts by de
partments The old soldier was appar
ent in every step and the proudly, mar
tial-bearing of the veterans wa
strengthened by the plaudits of tn
multitude which rang continually il
their ears as they passed. The post
marched in the order of their seniority
beginning with Illinois, where the G
A. r. was organized.
The rear of the procession was brough
up by the naval veterans association.
A pleasing feature of the march, anc
one that the veterans greatly enjoyed
was the choral tribute to their presenc
by school children of the district. The,
were located at two points-300 colore,
girls at the corner of Third street an
the avenue and 500 white girls at tn
corner of Fifteenth street.
The line of march of the procession
was from the foot of Capito hill alon!
! Pennsylvania avenue, past trensur
building, the department of justice, tn
white house. the state, war and nav
departments to Twenty-third street
| where the parade disbanded
OF the larger states Pennsylvania de
partment occupied the longest time i,
passing the commander-in-chief, tift
minutes. Ohio was close second, II
quiring forty-ive minutes, and Ne'
York third, with thirty minutes.
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