Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-04
Uncle Sans Soldiers Head the Escorting
Line.

Uncle Sans Soldiers Head the Escorting
Line.
The first brigade Of the first division of the
first grand division consisted entirely of United
States forces, and formed one of the most in
teresting features Of today's demonstration.
Brig. Gen. John Il. Brooke, United States
army, veteran soldier, who was severely
wounded twice in battle during the civil war,
commanded the first division. The brigade of
regulars was, however, in direct command OF
Col. L. l.. Livingston Of the third artillery.
commandant of the Washington barracks. His
staff consisted OF the following named officers:
Maj. J. X. Corson, surgeon; Capt. W. d. Ban
ister assistant surgeon; Lieut.. W. f. Birk-
himer, adjutant third artillery. United States
army; Lieut.. c. ". Hobbs quartermaster third
artillery. United States army.
The brigade was composed of batteries of
the first second, third. fourth and fifth artil-
iery regiments from Fort Monroe, Va, Fort
McHenry, Nd, and the Washington barracks,
a battalion OF marines. a squadron OF cavalry
from Fort Myer, and a detachment OF the
hospital corps. There were no lnfantrymen
among the regulars. there being none sta
toned near enough to Washington for service
on this occasion. Foot batteries of artillery
were, however substituted in their place and
the uninitated would probably never have
known the difference but for this publication.
the President and the President-elect to the
Capitol for the ceremony of inauguration 1t
was OF course necessary for this brigade to get
in position much earlier than those organiza-
tons which made up the parade proper which
followed the legal Installation OF the new fresl-
dent. Therefore the troops assembled in the
vicinity OF the White House at 1920 o'clock
this morning, the marines and the foot bat
teries on the north side Of Pennsylvania av-
enue, facing south, the marines on the right
vrIrh hntr Ivh traa tInC lack MIA
light battery in columns of platoOns on Jack
son place, with the head of the column on
Pennsylvania avenue, and the squadron of cav
airy in column in rear of the light battery so
as TO march In column OF platoons In coming
into the avenue.
The President and the President-elect were
received with full military honors, and every
thing being IN readiness for the march to the
Capitol, the first brigade formed column to the
left. infantry in column of companies and
artillery and cavalry IN column of platoona
The order of march was as follows:
Col. L. L. Livingston and staff.
THE ARr1LERY-ISFASTRY.
Lieut. Col E. c. cambridge, with Lieut.. P.
C. Marsh acting adjutant
Three batteries of the third artillery from
Washington barracks, headed by the Third
Artillery Band, Prof. Reimnitz leader, with
corps OF buglers and drummers.
Maj Joseph G. Ramsay, with Lieut.. George
o. Squire as acting adjutant, with the follow
ing troops from Fort McHenry, Nd:
Battery Z. Capt. j. G. TurnbulL
Battery X. Capt. Lewis Smith.
Battery l.. Capt. F. W. Hess.
Battery |. First Lieut.. J. NJ. Callh.
The Fort Monroe battalion came next. II
consisted of six batteries and the Artillery
school Band, numbering twenty-five officers
and 800 enlisted men.
The field and staff of the battalion were as
follows; Lieut. Col. Royal T. Frank, second ar