Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-29

'p aNecH "hait to the Chief aud tn,
cavalry and artillery buglers trump
eted their peculiar notes. He wa,
an hour msking the review, whic,
seemed not half that time to tn,
thousands Of spectators.
1t was $50 P. NJ when the C,m
mander in Chief ride around the lin;
was completed. and he took a posi-
ton vita his staff ct the foot of th.
slope OF head quarters hill to review
the division As it passed by. Ga bis
right was his staff. In front of hin
above the hills about one hour and 6
half high was the sue, lightly vailed
by thin mist that took away its
glare. Directly behind him abou,
four rods distant was the staff coio1
f5earer With the state colors. Be.
hind the color bearer sas IN officer
on horseback. Behiud tie color
6sarer and inside the line of people
at ths foot Of the hill was Mrs. Has:
iDgs and Mrs. Reeder and three lsdy
friends, and behind them all and be.
yond The crowd Of people was the
eeadqua,ters' Asg staff. The fss
staff, Mrs Hastings carriage, the Of
ficers on guard, the state color bear.
er and Governor Hastings and the
declining and thickly veiled sun were
ic perfecs line east and west.
As an astronomer would say, they
Hsro in conjunction.
Were they linsd tina. way insen-
tionaliy.
A hag;s note acd the guard begins
lis march.
General Gobin's 3rd brigade with
bicycle corps and stretcher bearers
and ambulance came first, the men
marching company front with the
prs.iisicn and steaainess of msctine
work. sala:ss were exchanged, but
The salute above a.. salutss WAS to
toe regilnenial q. s. colors. When
the color bearer .iuted, the Cover
nor removed lis ha'; the state color
b=arer in bis rear sa!utcd; the Office
in taa rear Of the state co,ors remov
81 bis hat; Mrs. Hastings ard Ia1!;
company smiled, ard the grand old
dag on top of the flag stsff AT heal
quarters gave al extra fio Of its
graceful folds. 1t was one of the
most gracefully and naturally enact
ed part Of the grand military drama
of that day.
Then came General Wiley with the
2nd brigade.
TSor came General Sclall with tie
Is. brigade.
Then cams Colonel Hudson chief
of Artillery with batteries G and A
and g.
Then came Major Thomas G. L9bo
at the head of tbs United States Cav
alry Troop G and Z, and the Sheri-
dan troop OF Tyrone and The Philn-
;!elrhia Cavalry "The e!ernsl fit
ness OF things was proven in the
leading of the Cavslry i'll this grand
revisw Of The Division in the Valley
Of tse Juniata by Major Lebo, for the
Major Was an officer ir the Let Penn
syivan!a Cavalry. the first Cavalry
R"gi,aent that volunteered service
against rebellion, and it was made
dp largely of young ,nen from TIE
JIniata Valley. Leho was Lieu
,:raat in Company Il, FRS; PEN
sy!vAnia CavaiiJ aud w>a wounded
in the right forearm az Malvern HiH,
July 28, 1854 Ez-Congressmsn L.
f A'kinap told the writer. I was 8
Surgeon il lie army aod dressed
lieutenant Lebo's arm. He Yves c
dressy ofiecg aid ike tce distinguish
ed Rassiau Genarai Skobaief, lie al,
way=, before battle put On his bes!
clothes, wanting TO be killed in his
best clothes, ii he ~as 10 become g
victim Of the grim monster war.
L.si'o had Oh al excellent woclen
shirt and un3er That shirt he had a
fine. guazo shirt. The gaGzs shirt
from the e'oow to the wrist Was sat
ura!ed with blood, and I said. ''LicU
tenant I'll have to cut this cf' -
meaning the shirt sleeve my God
no, Doctor, don't want the arm cut
Of. - No said the Doctor, II mean
the SKIRT sleeve oh" Laughed
Lebo, if that's all go ahead"
Tne next day after the grand re-
v;oE it raired, and the review kat
was ;nton"ed for General Niles Com
nsnder cf the Uniiod States Ar.cv
did not take place on Friday. Oa
Friday night the Guard broke camp,
ard we're III hons Oh Sanday morn
ihg.