The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-20
GRAND ARMY PARADE
FORTY THOUSAND OLD
SOLDIERS MARCH,.
,Sbree Hundred Thousand People Witness
ss-' me Grand spectacle-Tho Ex- Confeder-
ates Cheered Their Old Foes Enthusi-
sstically.

ates Cheered Their Old Foes Enthusi-
sstically.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept le. = Thous-
.ands of ex-Confedcrates and hosts of
other people gathered early this morn
ing along the streets to witness the
grand parade of the Grand Army Of
the Republic and cheers were constant
as the divisions marched along to the
streets where they were to form. The
entire line of march was cleared of
everything while the Louisville Lee
gion, the cadets and Kentucky Nation
al Guard patrolled the ways and there
was no delay. Forty thousand veter.
Grams were in line and fully 100000
people witnessed the march.
The parade was headed by two ex-
Confederates on horseback, Captain
John Il. Weller and Captain William
ii. Harrison. They did not wear the
gray, but were dressed in black Prince
Alberts with silk hats and red, white
and blue sashes, the same as members
of the citizens committee. They also
wore red, white and blue scarfs and
rosettes. Captain Weller carried a
large United States flag and Captain
Harrison large whi,e banner of
peace. In place of the eagle on the
top of the staff, the white banner had
a dove carrying an olive twig.
The veterans showed the weight of
years and the effects of service. It
was the general remark that there
were never SO many old, lame and fee
BILE men in line, but they marched
proudly none the less.
At sunrise the only clouds were from
the salute of forty guns, and the
weather even was for peace The de-
partments began forming at an early
hour under special orders to have the
procession move promptly at 1890
o'clock. At $3.50 another salute was
fired for the first grand division to
form. At 10 O. clock the guns indicated
that the escort was moving to the head
Of the column and at lO:3O the salute
signaled all the ten grand divisions to
HOW THE PARADE. WAS FORMED. -.
The divisions lined up as follows:
Drum corps, Louisville Legion.
Grand Army band of Canton, Ohio.
Colonel Henry S. Cohn, chairman Of
committee on parade and review;
Thomas satterwhite, jr., and Captain
c. e. Hordstron, adjutants; special
citizens (red SASH
Citizens committee on parade and
review, 100 mem bers white sashes for
leaders Of platoons, blue for rank and
dle). fE A
Carriage No. THE governor of
Kentucky and staff.
Carriage No. o.2-The mayors of Louis
vile, New Albany and Jeffersonyille
and Colonel Thomas IL. Sherley, presi-
dent citizens committee, board of
managers and invited Chicago military
band.
Columbia post of, Chicago as Grand
Army escort to the commander-in
chief.
oulnna nder-in Chief General Thomas
G. Lawler and staff.
Members Of the council of admins.
Grafton, aide de camp to commander
ln-chief
First grand division-Red flag. Iii
:los, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
Second grand division-White flag,
Ohio ana New York.
Third grand division = Blue flag,
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
Jersey. Maine, California, Rhode Is
land, New Hampshire, Vermont, Po-
ronac, Virginia and North Carolina.
Fourth grand division - Light red
flag, Maryland, Nebraska. Michigan,
IOWA and Indiana.
Fifth grand division-Yellow FLAG,
8lf'lorado, Kansas. Delaware, Minneso-
tsyh, Missouri and Oregon.
u Sixth grand division Light gr cen
Mar cs West Virginia, South Dakota,
pn and Alaska.
grand ddivision-Orange flag,
Az sntSNew Mexico, Utah and
E,sis',lsas division-purple flag,
a1ouisiaI tsissippi, Florida, Mon
tana, Texas md Idaho.
Ninth grand diyision-Darlz green
flag Arizona, Georgia, Ala bama,
North Dakota, Oklahoma and Indian
territory.
Tenth grand division blue
flag, kentucky and battle flags of Ken
tucky regiments in charge of a guard
of homo.
Among the features Of the parade
was old Ned, the warhorse, over 4C
years old, that had heretofore tramped
with the boys along the line of march.
IIe is now so feeble that he to-day
rode on a float. The New Hampshire
department carried a large eagle. The
Ohio boys wore buckeyes, the Ken.
tuckians had corn and crackers ano
others bore the emblems Of their
states
When the Chicago commandery ap-
peared the multitudes on the plat
y Il 1,..1 l. -. -.