Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08

Of the soldiers carried curious-lookinR camp
utensils. and resting On mSay knapsacks
were pet animals Of every description. Tho
soldier. no matter Of whit generation. seems
to have penchant for collecting pets while
campaigning. The youfg Haerans of the
Of the country brought bacKswith them all
manner of birds and anfxnalSv The negroes
who had been picked up1n thS field and who
had followed the officers Of commands to
which they had been attached furnished no
little amusement as they appeared in the
line those two days of@1S65s The soldiers
themselves presented a-uniqiIe appearance
for their uniforms weIe soiled and faded.
There had been no brushing UP for the occa-
sion. 1t was not dress parade, but re-
view Of an army of fighters, and it was de-
termined to let the people see the soldiers as
they were and as they had appeared in the
field Of action.
A decidedly exciting feature Of the first
day was what appeared to be a runaway of
General Clusters horse, though many peopIe
say now that the mad dash past the presi-
Dental reviewing stand was but a little trick
Of the generals to show his ability as an
equestrian and his mastery of the horse
Clusters division Of the cavalry corps nre-
scented most striking appearance. All the
men me- wore hamlng red ties about their necks
fronts almost to the waist line AS Custer
al the head Of his command. turned from,
10th street into the avenue and faced west
~ nc uii eItioh VI the reviewing stands his
morse suddenly reared, paved the air a mo-
ment and then started wildly IN the thor
oughfare. The sidewalks were banked With
humanity, but from curb to curb there was
clear open space, and as the horse tore
along seemingly beyond control. Custer as
suredly created a wild sensation. His hat
blew off and his long yellow hair streaued
In the wind. while the ends of his red scarf
,ioaleu pehlhd MIN like pair of home
bound pennants. Men shouted and women
shrleked, all expecting that tragedy was
about to be enacted before their very ewes.
that the general would be dashed to nieces
or the animal would charge the crowd with
dire results. But Custer had no idea NJ
losing bis valuable life, nor did he intend
TO work injury to any of those awestricken
people. When he had gone a little beyond
i!th street he brought his horse down on
his launches, then turned him and rode
back. When he reached his hat he STONED
gracefully and picked it up, placing it upon
his head. By this time the head of the
cavalry column had reached him and he
wheeled into his proper position AS he PASS
edthe President he sa1uted calmly as though
nothing out of the ordinary had happened
lnose who had witnessed his brilliant dis
play or horsemanship cheered him to the
echo. He smiled upon all, and taking off
his hat, bowed to the right and to the ieft
Gen. Sherman,
On the second day Of the review there
was notable incident which created a
great deal Of comment In the papers
throughout the country. During the pass
ing OF MS troops Gen. Sherman went into
the Presidents stand and shook hands with
the chler executive. He shook hands with
Gen Grant and then with eyery member of
the cabinet save one When he approa ched
secretary Stanton the latter held ont his
hand, but Gen. Sherman refused to take II.
ana ana, deliberately turned his back on the
head OF the war office. This, It was said.
was In return for the insult which Gen
sherman considered Mr.. Stanton had nut
upon him during his negotiations with
Johnston. "1'A
That the review Of his army was salts
factory to Gen. Sherman may best be learn
eo from his own words in his Memoirs"
In which he says:
ero paun 1t,s at o am. the signal gun was
1red, when in person, attended by Gen.
Howard, and all my staff I rode slowly
down pennsylvania avenue the crowds OF
men, women and children densely lining the
sIdeWalks and almost obstructing the way
we were followed close by Logan and the
whole of the 18th Corps The column was
compact, and the glittering muskets looked
like solid mass Of steel moving with the
regularity Of pendulum. AS I neared the
prick house opposite the lower corner of
Lafayette Square some one asked me to
notice Mr.. Seward, who still feeble and
oandaged for his wounds, had been re-
moved there that he might behold the
troops moved In that direction and took
Off my hat to Mr.. Seward, who sat in an
upper window. He recognized the salute,
returned It and then we rode on steadily
past the President, saluting with our
swords. All on his stand arose and ac-
knowledged the salute"
Then, speaking of his troops, Gen. Sher-
man says:
TT was, in my Judgment, the most mag
nificent army in existence-sixty-five thou
sand men. in splendid physique, who had
just completed march Of nearly 1000
miles In hostile country, in good drill, and
who realized that they were being closely
scrut1nfzed by thousands Of their fellow
countrymen and by foreigners. Division
AFTER division passed. each commander Of
an army corps division coming on the
stand during the passage Of his command
to be presented to the President. cabinet
and spectators. The steadiness and firm
ness OF tread the careful dress on the
guides. the uniform intervals between the
companies. all eyes directly to the front,
and the tattered and bullet-riven flags fes-
TONED with flowers, all attracted notice.
Many good people up to that time had look
ed upon our western army as sort of
mob but the world then saw and recog-
nlzed as fact that 1t an army in the
proper sense. well organized, well COM
manded and disciplined, and it was no won
der that 1t had swept through the south
like tornado. For sig hours and q ilalf
that strong tread Of the army Of the west
resounded along PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Not
soul of that vast crowd of-spectators left his
place. and when the rear of the column
had passed by thousands of spectators still
fingered TO express their sense or Conn-
dence In the strength of a government
which could claim such an army"
Truly an Army.
What Sherman said of the soldierly quail.
tiles Of his army was equally true of the
Army Of the Potomac, which had marched
the day before Foreign officers who wit
messed the review marveled at the perfect
alignment and precision Of step Of those
veterans. fresh from the field of active hos
tilities, and they could not too highly praise
the discipline of this vast army of soldiers,
who had not been bred to war. but who had
gone into the army from every walk Of
life with practically no preliminary prepa-
ration.
Four reviewing stands had been erected
IN front OF the White House. They were
decorated with battle nags and q profu
sion OF flowers. The principal stand was,
OF course. occupied by President Johnson,
and he had with him Lieutenant General
Grant, War Secretary Stanton and other
members Of the cabinet, the members Of
the diplomatic corps, heads of many Of the
government bureaus and the governors Of
number OF states. Among the latter were
men especially beloved by the soldiers and
honored by the nation for their invaluable
services as war extraordinarily John
A Andrew of Massachusetts, and Andrew
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