The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-12
THE c. A. R. ENCAMPNENI
Fifty thousand Union Veterans
March in a Southern City.
1t Was Reunion Of the Victors and
Vanquished Thirty Years After the
Great Struggle. The Emblem
of Peace Conspicuous. Ex-
Confcderates in Line.
BY Southern Associated Press.


this Southern city to-day. Before
them at the advance of the column
two men walked who enlisted IN the
Confederate service ut the outset of
hostillties and fought to the last ditch
One bore aloft the stars aud stripes,
the other u silEen banner of wnlte,
having III its center golden dove ard
Ill its mouth uu olive branch. Thus
was typeiied "i he Emblem OF Peace.
The reunion thirty years after OF the
victors and vsnQuishrd.
Three hundred thousand pcopic
linod the streets aud windows and
house tops aud gave the marching
hosts reception that will bo mrmoru
bic IN Grhud Army annals, and ro.
membranes CT which will he cnrried
by every participant to his last hour,
In these great throngs of Spectators
were tens OF thousands of those who
fought on the other side, that even to
day speak with pride OF the fact that
they rallied under the stars nnd bars
aud wore the gray that was SO dear to
southern hearts.
These were the loudest in their
plaudlts and the most vocilerous III
joining III the chorus when the strains
OF "Rally Round the Flag" aud other
Northern war songs filled the air, und
proudly the great uuarmed army re
ccived the piaudits of their Que time
iuemeu.
Full OF sentiment aud pathos also
were the demonstrations OF the women
folk whom manned or crippled veie.
run came hobbling aloug.
For lully mile III the residence dis
trlct the lawns aud gardens were ii.led
| with the isirest buds of Stnte Of beau.
tiiul women. their costumes of white
adorned with tri.colored sashes or
| miniature American iiHgs
These admirers not content with
waving OF hnudkerchiefs aud similar
feminine modes OF greeting, showered
flowers on The heads of the aged und
| crippled as they passed along.
From start to flush 1t was more the
home coming and passing of we.
torioua army fresh from the battle
held thaG reunion OF conquered aud
0onquerors three decades lnter. Owing
To the rnllroud blockade and the couse.
Quent delay III the arrival of many OF
the posts that were TO figure IN the
line 1t was not until nearly daylight
this morning that Col. COIN ana his
assistants had completed the order of
the divisions.
AT 3:iu tive signal guns were fred 10
awaken the veterans III the out door
| camps and schoolhouses. but the deto
nations had the effect of startling tho
whole city and rattlIDg the china in
many closet. An hour later nil W..
hicular trnilic II the district covered
by the line OF march was stopped, the
police roned oil the roadHmys from til.
sidewalks, and the department deiega.
tions and individual posts began To
"A "A
In the meantime the sightseers hud
| commenced TO turn out III torrentapd
sidewalks, windows and the public and
private stands with which the ronte
was lhickiy studded filled mp like
magic. Owing to the complaints Of
veterans nj previous encnmpmente,t that
they were compelled to go over more
ground than their age or physical con.
ditIon justified, the line of march was
limited To two ana II half miles and the
change was wise one, for the heat
was lnteuse aud the sun beat down upon
the unshuded rondwnys with rsuurse
less fury.
The head of the column formed at
Shelby ard Broadway, ami, ut lI:l5.
three signal guns from Phoenix iilli
gave the sigma! that nii was In readl
ness tor the grand line of marcn.
Upon tue moment Capt. j. y. Weller
bearing alott u silken specimen of tho
stars and stripes, moved forward. Six
feet behind him came Capt. Harrison.
holding banner embiemAtic Of peace
aui good Will.
Chief Marshal Henry B. Cohn and
the members OF the various citlZeps'
committees followed on horseback.
acting as escorts to the carriages con
tanning Gov. Brown aud STAN Mayor
Tyler, the city officials OF New ALBANY
aud Jetiersouvillo aud other speclul
guests. The crack Columbia Post, of
Chicago, was next IN line as escort 10
Commauder in-Ch!ef Lawier and the
I ouncil Of Administration, who were
mounted on splendid black chargers,
This completed the advance OF the col
nmn and the grand divisions followed
III order.
Behind the granite State contingent
came the Department of the Potomac
with the famous old Guard and its
field band OF eighty pieces vel! to the
front. Their Hn sian Mink Shssos
were novelty TO the Southern spectu
tors and whose general picturesque
appearance was rewarded by torrents
OF applause.
The delegations from Connecticut,
Massachusetts,, New Jersey, Maine,
Csliiornls, Vermont, Virginia aud