The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-16
VETERANS ON MARCH
10000 Union Soldiers Parade Streets
Ct Washington.
WAS AN INSPIRING SPECTACLE
To See the Regiments Of Battle Scar
red Soldiers Line Up For the Grand
Marcia Down Pennsylvania Avenue

Washington, SDecial.-tor more
than six hours the people in wash
ington hummed the chorus Of the dc
civil war songs. Tramp. Tramp, h
Boys are Marching" aid for an equal
time the veterans constituting the
Grand Army of the Republic made
good the claim. The parade was h
climax of the thirty-sixth encaInp-
uent of their order. The occasion was
in every way worthy of the Grand
Army.
Beginning at q few minutes past 10
O'Clock. whvn the head CT the column
moved from its station at the capital,
IL was almost 5 O'Clock when the last
SQUAD in the line passed the place "a
disarmament west Of the White house.
None OF the soldiers were marching
any great part Of the time. for the en-
tire line of march did not exceed two
and one half miles in length, but those
who composed the rear detachments
were On their feet practically all day.
much OF the time being consumed IN
waiting to take their places IN the
line. The route Of the parade was
down historic Pennsylvania avenue,
along which many of them marched
as raw recruits IN going to the wal III
1861 and 1862 and many others as
tried veterans ON the occasion OF the
grand review after the close OF the
we in 1855.
More than FIVE hours time was con-
sumed by the procession In passing
the reviewing stand in front OF n
White House. There were at least 20
OeO men In line and the estimate OF
Ceuu,ander-in!Chief Torrance ran as
high as 10000 men. The parade was
reviewed by Commander-in-Chie Tor
rance. who was assisted by the men,
bers of the Presidents cabinet and by
Adiutant General Fowler, OF the q.
A. Rs. Secretary Hay stood imme-
diately on the right Of the comman-
der-in-Chief. while Secretaries Root.
Moody. Wilson and Hitchcock and
Postmaster General Payne occupied
seats In their rear. Occupying seats
well to the front were many veterans
of the civil wEr. including General o.
o. Howard, General Edward Nc
Cook. General Daniel E. Sickles. Gen.
eral Darlington, General ]. Warren
Ksiter. and General Allen, Standing in
the midst of these distinguished ex-
soldiers was the eX-Confederate
lieutenant general Longstreet. He was
escorted to the front together with
General Sickles and when the two ap-
peared side by side they were greeted
with harty cheers. 1t was said TO be
the first time that an ex-Confederate
officer had appeared In a Grand Army
reviewing stand. Scattered here and
and once ia a while q girl appeared
In many they were accompanied by
as the daughter Of the regiment.
There was one female band, COM
posed Of ladies hailing from Water
loo, Ind, all of whom wore long
maroon colored dresses. They played
a patriotic air as they passed the re-
viewing stand and were duly cheered.
Indeed, whenever ladies occupied a
place In the line they were applauded.
Notwithstanding their presence was
forbidden by general orders.
In many Instances the departments
representing States carried banners
or badges or other devices intended
to attract attention to especial State
characteristics or productions. The
Georgia men wore open cotton boils IN
their hats and the Alabamanians the
same insignia In their coat lapels.
while the Minnesota men held aloft
a broad placard announcing that 10
be the Bread and butter State
South Dakota's sons carried long
sticks bearing on the point long ears
Of yellow corn. The Foridians carried
palms. the Louisianans cotton M
sugar cane and the Vermonters ferns.
Every Kansan in the parade. and there
were several hundred Of them, carried
an umbrella painted on the outside to
represent a huge sunflower. This
probably was the most unique display
made by any State, though 1t was only
little more so than that Of Iowa.
whose members each carried a big
ear of native corn as a canteen. Texas
carried high in the air a lone silver
star set between a pair OF immense
Texas steer horns. The Oklahoma
contingent, as usual, pressed the
claims OF that Territory to admission
into the Union Of States. One Of the
Michigan6ers held up a big gray
rooster, but he was too subdued to
crow as ne pdSSeu Tie Sldnu Stoh0s
though he was vehemently urged to
do so. Bryan Post, Of Trenton. N. j.
carried a hornets nest ~(vacated) and
q placard held aloof announcing that
there are still left some Of the spring
chickens of 1861" The Maryland d.
vision was preceded by 40 tightly
furled and badly-worn battle flags.
A number Of colored men marched
In the columns from the Southern
States, including Kentucky, Maryland.
Georgia and the District Of Columbia.
In many thsy were accompanied by
their own bands and they were gen.
orally received with cheers as they
passed along.
In some instances the departments
were represented by only a dozen or
a score Of veterans. Arizona had the
smallest representation of any State
or Territory in line. There were only
three men in her column, but they
marched bravely along abreast, hav-
ing their banner borne in advance by
a colored man. the "color-bearer,' as