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lid phalanx of garc lienk mew men streamed past the renewing I 1 1 stand where vi here lit sat tile the high officials of the nation and when tile last 11 echo of df the af this mighty I 1 host on pennsylvania avenue had died kway away andrew johnson hd had 1 1 i seen what I 1 no othea I 1 P president ent or since lias has soon seen the armed might of america in the form of more than a quarter arfi er of a mil million lion oi of fighting men A 1 wrentha Wh when entha the war ended fil an fn april more than il a million m men on were in the service of the united states majc I 1 A still larger num number berlind had been enro enrolled lied and discharged our more had been enrolled and I 1 were BOW encamp encamped al in pie bivouac odthe of the dead dea d all th in all throughout thoo four bears of to td 1865 a total tokal of had been called to military m service near wash ington was encamped the flower of the union forces the oie army of the ae potomac I 1 strong and the he army of the strong to I 1 c celeb celebrate I 1 rate tile the closing odthe of the war aarand and to co give the deop people le rn an to 1001 upon the alie inki men who had saved fia ed lliel nation nailon edwin M stanton secretary I 1 of war suggested that these armies be forr I 1 mally reviewed ewed iu in iha national capital brol beppie 0 being discharged from fro I 1 m sery I 1 ce it ml returned i to their homes accordingly under ir ders by 1 general grant preparations were made ande for the abo ravle to talie take place on air I 1 may 23 and 24 anil and private buildings tn in W ashington were decorated 1 for the occasion i floating flags and e draped arapad bunting I 1 were everywhere an and ut tit pro prominent mined places along the line of march were erected trl irl arches covered with flori il in front of the ali alte ibur reviewing stands blanda were ivere built 1 decorated W with ith regimental egge n bat I 1 ille ie flags flog sano and flow flowe era lr fahe the school of odthe all i oty city the girls dressed dressed in white and the boys bois I 1 la in black jakems and add aidie trousers we were fe assembled assen itil ed on the and balconies bal conleff of the capitol ca P ito to songs gs ai s the soldiers passed A along the front of the capalto was spread a huge ban 3 t tier inscribed I 1 w with il tuia ole legend gilida national nal beat ave V can never PO pay I 1 Is 8 tb the debt deb we owe eo e O our ur V victorious 1 c soldiers lers alon along pennsylvania I 1 ae I 1 nue perched in trees abd occupying every window and root roof of the houses h 6 uses on at that historic J street iceie were the crowds which had come bromall fro mall par parts ts of the north to witness I 1 t the I 1 lepag I 1 ager idlet tIt was estimated intimated 6 gnat A that more thid than er ethere the theo ine frient eat t crowd ro id gich bad fidd eyer ye r seen ean shortly before line cine alt on ate moping e abl I 1 0 of I 1 mayl may 23 a thrill of cf rtuh though tw 1 crowd as aa the adt A 1111 lora they cornel comet elised down the line chef fiant trumpet tile the rou of drums and down the a avenue yen e arh came e a ut tit it lie group group of horsemen I 1 al A their ohead rode a I 1 b carded bearded officer on hl hla shoulder stra straps 4 two sliver liver I 1 blurs ta M it gen george mende meade the vict victor of I 1 of gettysburg gettys u i 1 who ho was leading the I 1 I 1 aimy admy of the ilie 1 I I 1 A I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 X I 1 i I 1 potomac behind him clai clattered tred his mounted escort and then in solid rank on rank tile the men who had bad fought with grant at Spottsyl vanla at cold harbor harbar in tit the e wilderness end and at petersburg Pete isburg and chomon the anon i V ho fw had divided weir their rations with the men id iu gt geay ay at appomattox their uniforms p we eief re s oiled and faded for there lind had been na no 4 brushing up for this occasion they marched in the garb gaib in which they had fought and the thunder berof of their footsteps as they pressed steadily on with the stride of af veterans could not oe b drowned out evan pron by the roaring cheers that greeted them f ato A at t afe 1 aa a ale adell lifted hek his fits sword tn in salute as ho he rode past tile main revie reviewing bilig y stand in front odthe of the yelte house in tt it sat eat president Preside rif io johnson linson and nd inci members libers of ahls cabinet cabane i grouped around them in bri brilliant I 1 I 1 lali uniform wire were 4 the diplomats and envoys of foreign countries on the presidents president a left satta satia satt a stubby bearded little k t manalio man who had led this ilo alost st t to victory gen ulysses ulsses S grant back of them stood distinguished gu officers of the army and navy nay halleck meigs 1 JH ancock the superb and burnside Burnsl I 1 de the splendid but unfortunate I 1 I 1 I 1 abel at the behead head of the caa cavalry dry cobi corps rode ode sh Sheri erl dans two boys wesley an and george dGeorge armstrong arms Arni trong strong i f custer custar A andt nj ft aas Cu caster i sier with willi his long golden en I 1 curls U ris slid and laming red n necktie that ag th badge elladge adopted by his adoring meino men cavalry who in modern parlance stole the show cronl fill all the other officers there Z 1 As AA this boy general who hail had bead been a second lieutenant ii at one tiie a brigadier gen general i eral at twenty three nud nuda a major general at ah twenty four passed the treasury Tren suy building a chorus of young 1 irla als in iii white blie sang I 1 nail to the chief and him bilth alth bbb bouquets gallantly ile he tried to catch catchi oneo one ortho f aho wreaths on the point tit of tits his saber and for it A moment lo 10 loosened senad tile the tight light n feln in lie held on don juan tle magnificent black abi herode e graded 1 in ils a second the horse had bolted and desnute I 1 the efforts of the great aldu anh Is buck back tore at top speed peed donn the avenue As ouster custer fought in ill vala vain t to 0 regain ii control i mount ills hat tell fell on off his bright curls streamed I 1 ii in a t 1 he e sun an and d it wa ans i s ills 1 picture oadie ga of the cavaliere cavaliers Cava liers which burst upon those in the presidents re alett ing stand stana where la in a last effort t of superb horsemanship custer brought the black I 1 charger ioa to a halt As he be rode by tha second time in im regular order the applause applan so bad greeted the other marcher mar chers seemed but a s whisper compared roar that wen went tupi up to 4 meet this thili smiling boulli yo 4 u ulli ih now nearly covered with garland 08 i f y I 1 1 i shorey re tha that aate afternoon rn 0 0 n the fl filst fil i st s t day of th tha big parade of had ended it 11 had the Yeter veterans ansof of the war in the ea bast st mor ethan alx alx iho hours i xii to pass the reviewing stand 1 bil on the morrow brother v veterans fra from afi the d I 1 aid hive their chance for foi the plaudits pl audits of I 1 tl the it e crowd before daylight the fire companies cf bf f I 1 the ati city were ere ou f watering tire the areias streets for the I 1 splendid of 1 I general arms ardys reads a contemporary newspaper account I 1 atlue second daj day of the review at 9 I 1 aclo k gen St fermun heading headin ig tile the column marched arched in down avenue amid the din of buzzas and congratulations congratulation sand and a hailstorm of bouquets and I 1 I 1 1 wreatha I 1 ri I 1 I 1 I 1 IL I 1 11 I f 1 I 1 I 1 1 r I 1 in hla his memoirs sherman gives i a vivid description of the march of his mien men ile he says when I 1 reached reacted the Tia treasury sury building and looked back the sight was simply i magnificent the column was compact and the glittering muskets looked dikea ilk ea aclid solid mass mas a of steel mo moving vang with the re gu larley of 4 a pendulum we passed the treasury trea sury building in fronton front of which and the th e white house ouse was an immense throng of people As I 1 neared the brick I 1 shoup i house opposite the lower corner of Ia lafayette fayette square some one asked roe me to notice nr seward who still feeble and bandaged from hl il seward was edthe night of lin coans assassination had been removed there that lie be might inight behold the troops I 1 moved lathat in that direction tion and took off my hat bat to sir mr seward who sit gat t at an rupber upper window he recognized the salute returned jt t and than we i rode sien steadily dily past the president I 1 sh saluting with out our swords all lion on hla his stand arose and returned the salute then turn ing into the ahe gathof the presidential grounds we left our h erseg with the orderlies and went upon po a the stand 1 I took my post by the side of the for six hours and a half stood while the west western ern army pas passed in theonder the order of the a and a d corps C but if this review re view represented all the pom poni war t there ji ere wa was ii a act I 1 on ofleta horror arid and I 1 du cruelty efty aioo too in the march of sher mans ini iBs men for along with them marched thousands I 1 I 1 sands s of freed I 1 slaves sheep goats pigs aws cows and horses had picked up along ng themay th eway in 16 thair ambulances and pack trains ferega were game i cocks pOul poultry fry I 1 calves s jewelry and a miscellaneous collection n arother of or other articles brought baroug bt with them bAc back k from their campaign of devast devastation devastate on through the south perhaps the cheer cheari laj crowds looking upon these men in blue as aa as the afie sa sailors elofs oi of alie nation atlon baie gae bOi little thought to die ir lue of that strad strange kei spectacle nor reali ze d thea the agony gopy of de defeat felt of hungerland hun gerand of poverty fo tor I 1 i bears ye arso fo boirie come fr for the people pepla of their a own A an blad bloo d ebli part oath ot the triumphal I 1 I 1 march but 13 u t even though jali this tragic aspect isbeck or ofa civil conflict awk lost upon unon them then then there were no doubt d doubt am conj k the spectators I 1 hundreds who looked beyond 1 ran kieduk ini dehing men I 1 a 1 nd alsa W j the ranks of those who were present in i SPI ri dorily in this grand review it if was waa tita pa phantom han army jibe the thousands alloian ds of soldier dead some of whose chy duburk e ob m the ba battle atle fieldson the bo utha abat krel harte celebrated to in one ona anest poems when he wrote R 3 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 read degrand review in IV wi ishill is lill kan sp ble fest benjue i twos bundred th thousand men in b blue lu I 1 think they eald ald thit that wis ans the number till il I 1 seemed to bear their feet th tb e bugle bugl blast bla blasland stand abad the drums quick beat 4 The clatter latter of boffa w the atoni street I 1 rr r T the he cheehe of people II 11 ew h came o t to a g greet t thousand dit details alls that to repeat U would only MY By va rie I 1 encumber I 1 i I 1 T alli ill I 1 fe feil li ant a re devirle reY erle virle sad kd aud sweet and von t tob V y fiirst maer 1 1 l 0 1 t e q T i C 0 and then I 1 r a aw i a 1 phantom anny come I 1 r M devar De af vcr st a 1 iid bouha of fife afif e or drum I 1 but keeping time tima to hum of walling and I 1 alie th ra heroes h eroes of malvern hill of bettys b arg and Chancellors villey th abe men whose fill 1111 I 1 braves of at the 66 nation t r y V cairl I 1 w 4 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 N I 1 1 I 1 I 1 |