The record-union., 1895-04-24
UNDER THEIR TORN BATTLE-FLAGS,
Veterans of the War Marching to Old
Martial Music,
The Citizen SoldIery, Pioneers and
Civic Bodies Guard Them by
Front and Rear.

The veterans of the war who marched
IN the parade yesterday must have been
torcibly reminded of the days away back
IN the early sixties when they tramped in
solid columns, under the ardent rays OF
the summer sun. over the roads and
fields of the South, bearing to victory
their counUry's banners. While the |
weather was not hot, it was warm enough |
30 start the perspiration from the broWs
of the thiclzly-clad heroes of the war as !
they plodded over the warm street pave
ments to the beat of martial airs.
1t was an interesting object lesson to |
the thousands of men, women and chill |
dren who thronged tho streets along the !
line OF march to see in the passing col !
umn hundreds of griZzled men who, up
ward of thirty years ago-a lifetime in
itself-carried muskets and fought bloody |
battles in defense OF The Union whose
benehcence ali now enjoy.
And then the old battle-hags that in
trepid men once carried IN the van OF the |
surglng columns that were hurled upon |
the armies OF the South at Anuetam, !
Gettysburg and other historic battle |
grounds. The sight of these tattered |
banners, bearing on their folds the par
tally detaced names OF the battles IN which |
made the marching veterans hearts beat |
with suddenly awakened emotions as
they gaZed upon the shOt-rIddIed memen- |
toes OF the past, and were reminded OF
the sangulnary scenes IN Which their own |
youthful blood was shed, and thousands /
OF their brave comrades met their death |
amid the turmoil and strife OF deadly con- |
hict.
Three generations were really repre-
sented in yesterdays parade the men |
who fought the COuntry's battles during |
tue war OF the rebellion; citizen soldiers /
who were then children (Or yet lnbOrn), !
and the schOOlbOys and Sons Of Veterans
who marched so gayly to the inspiritIng |
music of the Union. When these latter !
shall have grown to maturity the ranks !
of the veterans viii then have been sadly |
thinned. The old soldiers are now steadily |
dropping by the wayside, and the Grand |
Army parades of the not far distant !
future will find the majority of the sur |
vivors going to their annual Camp-tires |
and reunions in carriages, instead Of on
foot.
While it inspired a feeling of patriotism
in the hearts ot those who looked on TO
see the remnants OF the Grand Army
that bGJLled through shot and shell and /
saUer stroke for the maintenance OF the !
UliOn, IL was a pathetic sight to look
upon many OF them already bowed down !
Dy weight OF years, wounds and disease, !
their empty sleeves bearing silent testi- |
mOny to their patriotism and vaIor. 1t !
was sad to reflect that many Of them !
will, ere the time for their next encamp- |
ment shall have rolled around, have !
laid down their arms and answered their |
last roll-2aIl. Never again, in all proba- /
bility, Will this coast witness the reunion |
OF so many war veterans.
The glowing sunlight and the inspirit- |
ing music of the bands, however, left |
little room for gloomy thoughts, and the |
.,l,u
changed "reminiscences that showed their |
thoughts to have been in the past rather |
than with the future.
THE PARADE.
Long before 10 O. clock people began to |
gather in the vicinity of Capitol Park and !
Tenth and L streets, where the column /
was to form, and they stood there pa
tieutly until the various divisions had /.
taken their places and were ready to unite /
at the order.
The four divisions rested on Tenth and /
l. streets; and the column formed and /,
marched up Tenth street TO X in the fol- !
lowing order: First came the police. fol- /
lowed by Grand Marshal Iozer ana his /
aids. Then came the first divsion-Mar- /
shal, O. w. RailtOn; Aids, w. \. Sayer
and Louis, +. Breuner, consisting Of
the Second Infantry Band, Colonel J. w.
Guthrie, commanding Second Infantry, /
\. O. c., anu staff; Companies L and g
OF this city; + Of Woodland, aud d of
Auburn, and Battery b of this city. The
Italian military company brought up the /
rear.
The second division was headed by the |
Militant Band, and was composed as
follows: Marshal, Stephen Hopkins; /
AIDS, w. II. Larkin, W. l.. Matlock, !
Luther Weber and George Larkin. The |
Brigade Signal Corps, Lieutenant Fred /
Martin, commanding. Following the |
Signal Corps came Department Com |
mander J.. NJ. Nalling, accompanied by |
his Assistant Adjutant-General, i. {. |
MastelIer, Governor Budd and staff and .
the Militant Band. Then came the !
Sons OF Neterans, q. A. II. posts, car |
riages containing department officers of
the WOmen's Relief Corps and Ladies Of
the O. 4. r., Boys Brigade, and pupils
Of the city schools on loot
The third division followed: Marshal
y. Harvie: Aids, II. Z. Fisher, John Ing
and K. Lallerty. The first section of this
division consisted of the Foresters' Band, |
followed by float containing the Goddess
of Liberty, escorted by the Knights of
Sherwood Forest, a. .. +. of A; Court
Capitol, No. G,142, \. O. +. Of A.; Court |
Sacramento, No. 6,obl, A. .. L. Of A.; /
Court ConcOrdia, a. .. +. of A.; Junior
Court, Pride OF the Capital City, \. o. +.
OF A: Uniformed Rank, X. OF F.; Native !
Sons of the Golden West; Improved Or
der of Red Men, and Independent Order
OF Foresters. The second section con-
sisted OF the German lodges and societies
marshaled by Frank Ruhstaller, Jr., with
/. &. york, a. Hebron and +. Gunther
as Aids, .and contained the Turn ereiu,
the EinJrach Nerein and Hermann's
Sons.
Fourth Division-Marshal, J. NJ. Hen
derson; aids, George b. Stack and /.
Christy; contained state officers, county
and city officials and others in carriages.
The line of march was up Tenth to *,
down X to Second, TO j, and up TO
Twelfth, where the procession was re-
viewed by Governor Budd and Depart
ment Commander Walling, and counter
marched on street and broke ranks.
As the veterans countermarched by the
schooboys the latter cheered them re-
peatedly, and the old soldiers in turn
cheered the boys. 1t was striking
picture-the older generation, about to
lay down their life work and resign the
care of liberty and the safety Of the conn
try into other hands, and the rising gem
GRAFTON, soon to take the burdens Of cIti-
zenship, face to face with the old men
who barred their breasts TO a storm OF bull
let's in defense of their common country.
1t was sight the boys will probably