Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-09-24
VETERANS In LINE.
Grand Parade Of Old Soldiers at
Washington.
Fully Eighty Thousand Men March Ovef
Historic Ground-Divlslons, Depart
ments and Posts in tho Grand
Procession.

WASHINGTON, Sept 81. - Through
dense lanes of thousands of people who
lined the pavement and side streets,
past buildings with lavish displays OF
banners, flags and streamers, cheered
by the voices OF hundreds OF school
children singing patriotic airs, the
Grand Army of the Republic, many
thousand strong yesterday marched up
broad Pennsylvania avenue along
whose rough cobble-stones as members
of the greatest of modern armies they
had marched twenty-seven years ago,
tired, dusty, travel-stained, war-worn.
1t was the last time many of the vet
Grams would see the Ntional capital.
The long roll had carried off hosts OF
those who had been with them in that
triumphant march to which nearly all
their minds reverted. Almost all OF
their famous leaders we're gone-Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, Logan,
Mcpherson, Hancock, Blair, Mcclellan.
The entire line of march was decor
ated with banners, bunting, insignia
and flags on each side of the long
stretch between the capital and the
treasury department The day was
cloudy and the east wind chilly.
The veterans formed in line at their
respective headquarters and marched
chiefly by side streets to the place OF
formation near the capitol. headed by
bands. On the lawn adjoining the
the south wing of the treasury building
a large covered stand named in honor
of Lincoln and decorated in bunting,
evergreen and portraits contained 500
school girls in white dresses and red
capes and white vests. each with
small American flag in her hand, who
cheered on the marchers. Farther on
colored girls similarly attircd occupied
another stand.
DIVISIONS IN THE PARADE.
The order of parade was as follows:
Citizens committee
Escort OF COMMANDMENT. Chief-Old Guard OF
Washington.
Grand Army battalion OF Albany.
Commnnder.in.chief.
Junior commander-in.chief
Onicialstafi OF commander chief.
Aides-de-camp
Escort to tho Grand Army-First Defenders.
Sixth Massachusetts, United States Veteran
Signal associa ton.
Department OF Illinois. with ,2G0 men In line
Department OF Wisconsin. with eighteen
posts headed by Department Commander Col
c. b Wclton carrying "Old Abe" the famous
war eagle that was carried through the whole
war by the Eighth Wisconsin regiment
Department OF Pennsylvania, 10. 10. old SOL
diers, all attired IN white vests black ties ana
fatigue caps.
Department OF Ohio with cx-President Hayes
marching with the men, Il? posts and over
G,O0o men.
Department Of New York Ten br!gades with
Gems Slocum. Reynolds, Sickes, Howard and
many distinguished men in the ranks.
Department OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES eight
posts aggrega ting about 200 men
Department OF Massachu3ctts-Eighty posts
and fifty brass bands and drum corps Gen.
Butler was one OF the notable figures In the
line.
Department OF Connecticut-Seventy posts
Department OF Maine Fifteen posts.
Department Of California--Fourteen posts
all mounted and carrying q crimson silk banner
with the picture OF o grizzly bear.
Department OF Rhode lsland-Sixteen posts
Department OF New Hampshire-Seven posts.
Department Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS posts,
Department OF Virginia and North Carolina
Thirty-two posts OF no men. many colored.
Department OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS posts
Department OF Jowa-Fifty posts.
Department OF Michgan-Five divisions, ag'
gregating tifty-one posts.
Department Of Indana-Fifty.four posts.
headed BY the soldiers orphan band preceding
George H Thomas post Of indianapolis, OK
which President Harrison was member.
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Thirty-eight posts.
Department OF Kansas-Two thousand men
In blue under the lead OF Department Com
mander Albert r. Green.
Department OF Delawnre-Twenty.fou Jour posts
Department Of Missouri-Two thousand men
headed by Frank d. Blair post OF ST Louis ana
Ransom post
Department OF Kentucky Fifteen hundred
men
DEPARTMENT. Of West Virginia Seven hundred
men bearing lunches Of golden rod
Department OF administrative posts
Department Of Tenncssee-Two hundred men
carrying white umbrellas
Louisiana and Mississippi, Florida,
Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, the Da-
kotas and the Indian territory had
few veterans to represent them.
A FINE DISPLAY.
NAsHlNGION, Oepb IL SC'SH ~OuA"
and half to second was the march,
ing time of the procession. Fully $4,000
men were in the column with 2Ss bands
and drum corps. As every one Of these
played Marching Through Georgia"
about ten times, the occasion al-
most Appropriated a musical festi-
val. It was a fine body OF men
and any nation might swell with pride
over them. Spectators thronged both
curbs ten deep and it is estimated that
over 400, 900 people viewed the parade.
1t was undoubtedly high water mark
for the G. A. r and will never be
reached again. Military distance was
maintained throughout the march and
the column would have thronged
country road for twenty miles
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