Show 1fORTY1HDU1 tttl VOU TffR MAGNIFICENT ARMY REVIEWED AT CHATTANOOGA Most Imposing Military Pageant Since the Civil War Gen Breck inridge Pleased By the Spectacle Chattanooga Ga Aug JNot since General Sherrhan reviewed the Grand Army at the close of the civil war has there been such an imposing and magnificent mag-nificent military pageant as that witnessed wit-nessed on the historic fields of Chicka i mauga park today I Since I came here a week ago I I have visited the hospitals and now in order i to form an immediate acquaintance i acquain-tance with my command its needs and 1 demands had the well men come tome to-me These were Major General I Breckinridges words tonight meant to be explanatory in part of the reason for holding the great review at Camp Thomas this forenoon in which the I entire army of 40000 men took part I The regiments were grouped by divisions di-visions and each division was accompanied accom-panied by its ambulance train At 8 oclock all the commands numbering about 40000 men formed in line of regiments in columns of masses At II the firing of a gun at 830 a m the commands turned out in light march I near bnodgrass hill As General Franks j division and proceeded in the direction direc-tion of the reviewing stand in the open near Snodgrass hil As General Franks division came into the open the regiments I regi-ments moved forward in the order Jn which they are brigaded and passed the reviewing stand a company at a I time until the whole army had passed in review The move began at 830 a m and it I was 1230 p m before the last company com-pany passed the stand The regiments I regi-ments having passed the stand did not assemble but marched to their respective re-spective camps The magnificent spectacle was witnessed wit-nessed by a large and deeply interested crowd of spectators who were thrilled with the scene as the regiments marched in the most perfect order I keeping time to the martial strains of a score of regimental bands and field I musical organizations It was a scene rarely witnessed in the history of a nation and the cleverness and skill with which it was carried out was a high compliment to both the men and the officers in command General I Breckinridge and staff were no less pleased and gratified than the spectators spec-tators As to the advancement made by the volunteers General Breckinridge said he was especially impressed with the improvement in their soldierly carriage car-riage and in their appearance generally < gener-ally since he saw them two months I ago when as inspector general at this I camp he had occasion to see many of I them pass in review repeatedly I |