The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-08-20
VETERANS OF '61, BOWED UNDER
WEIGHT OF YEARS, IN LINE
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
MANY DEPARTMENTS REPF iTEO
SURVIVORS OF FAMOUS BATTLE
FIELDS HEARTILY CHEERED
BY GREAT CROWD.

San Francisco, Aug. 20.-The parade
Of the veterans Of the Grand Army oI
the Republic In this city will be long
remembered by the thousands of peo
pie who flocked the streets along the
line of march to witness IT, Not q
few of them recognize that for them
this meant the passing Of the heroes
OF many bloody struggle In defense
OF the Union for all time in a collective
body SO far as this city Is concerned
Devoid Of all the pomp and panoply OF
the warlike host which marched In
all the pride Of strength and youth in
Tuesdays parade, there was some.
thing pathetic in the thinned-out
ranks of the veterans who marched
during the day which touched the
hearts Of all who saw them, bowed
with the weight OF years, worn out
and weary. but animated by the fires
OF an unquenching spirit. this rem.
nant Of a mighty host which had
carved out victory for the republic on
the hardest fought battleteids the
world has known, marched proudly
along, the last OF an unc0nquered band
OF heroes.
Proudly they marched with the bat
tledags waving above the swaying
ranks. flags which bore the marks OF
shot and shell in many a fierce fray,
comrades together now as they were
then. With military precision these
old soldiers OF Antietam, Vicksburg,
the Wilderness, Gettysburg and Ap-
pomattox swung into line at the ap-
pointed hour. ready for the command
to march.
illinois Detachment Leads.
Headed by the detachment from Hi
nois commanded by Benson Wood the
Grand Army detachments appeared In
full muster at their appointed stations,
ready to move with the main column
which started punctually at 10 o'clock
on the route OF march. The mounted
staff OF department commanders and
all the mounted escorts were formed
into platoons of eight files front, the
distance being regulated at four
PAGES. This formation was well main
tanned all through the parade and the
same can be said of the different
posts which were paraded some six.
teen PAGES apart, with double dis
tance between the files.
-
commanded by Chief Whitman, and
vas followed by the drum corps of
the National Association of Civil War
Musicians. Next in line was Chief
Marshal Edward T. Solomon and his
staff.
The personal escort of Commander
in-Chief Stewart was composed OF
George H. Thomas Post No. 2, depart
af hu1 II
manding. Accompanying the com
was QuartermasteT
General Burrows, Judge Advocate Gen.
eral Beers, Adjutant General John
W. Schall, Chaplain-in-Chief Shuey
and Inspector General Walsh. with
members of the executive committee.
Many Departments In Line.
The several departments Of the |
Grand Army followed with. as men
toned before. the department of Hi |
nois In the van. Following came |
commanded by Edward |
Q. Walton, and Commander Yenglin; |
New York, Commander Noster; Con |
Commander Bulkeley: Massa-
chusetts, Commander Judd; New |
Jersey. Commander Long; Maine.
Chamberlain; Rhode Isl |
and, Commander Hudson; New Hamp-
shire, Commander Parker; Vermont,
Penfield Potomac, Com.
mander Kimball: Virginia and North /
Carolina, Commander Haas; Mary
land, Commander Stahl; Nebraska,
Estill; Michigan, Com
mander Van Raalte; Iowa. Command
Dr. Raymond; Minnesota. Commander
Oregon, Commander Turner;
South Dakota, Commander Reed;
Montana, Commander Wisner; North
Dakota, Commander Rowe, and G. A.
R. Of other states. California and Ne
vada, under command of Major Gen
oral w. r. Shafter. brought up the
rear
A distinguished trio rode at the
head of the Wisconsin division. They
we're General Macarthur. commander
3f the department of the Pacific; Gen
sral Cobb and Colonel Lyon, all three
being attired in civilian clothing. All
three OF these general officers are
rom Wisconsin and all have won ma
irnal renOwn.
Survivors Of Historic Battery.
Six survivors of the heroic Knapp's
battery OF light artillery
in the line and We're warm
y greeted This is the remnant OF
he l30 men OF this herd eebting regi.
nent who were mustered out at the
lose of the war and this Is the first
the battery has paraded
ince they appeared In the historic
,tand review OF the Federal troops at
In May, 1865.
Throughout the parade was strictly
no women, children nor gro
esQue costumes being permitted in
he column. Carriages also were pro-
libited and the few which appeared,
lot exceeding two to each depart
nent, were occupied by disabled vet.
'rans driven In all cases to the left
olumn Of their respective depart
nents.
The ocon0 was one wild with en-
husissm a1! along the streets. old