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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Biographical note. (search)
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 9 : the last review. (search)
Chapter 9: the last review.
It was now the morning of May 23d, 1865, the day appointed for the final grand review of the Army of the Potomac, to extend from the Capitol to the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue in the city of Washington.
It is with deep emotion that I attempt to tell the story of my last vision of that army,--the vision of its march out of momentous action into glorious dream.
This is not an essay in composition-military, historic, or artistic.
I seek to hold fast s was great, and its reputation was enhanced by Sheridan's late preference, well-known.
The city, too, had its special reasons for regard.
The Sixth Corps had come up from its proud place in the battle lines in days of fear and peril, to save Washington.
Besides, this corps was part of the great Army of the Potomac.
The President and all the dignitaries were on the reviewing stand as before.
Multitudes were filling the streets, and the houses bloomed their welcome from basement to summit
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 11 : the disbandment. (search)
Chapter 11: the disbandment.
The last days of our encampment before Washington gave us plenty of work, especially for the officers, making up returns of government property: arms, clothing, tents, supplies of all kinds, for which they were resp recommending this honor for the officers of my division at the close of the war. But in the meantime the Government at Washington was adopting this sweeping policy.
Everybody was breveted one grade who asked for it,one general order embracing very jor-General for special service reported by my corps commander, I did not officially accept the latter until we reached Washington, and the army was about to be mustered out. So this brevet was not officially recognized by the Government in the final ied by the imposition of vicarious honors.
To resume the narrative, on the first day of July, while encamped before Washington, we received an order, which, though expected, moved us most deeply.
The first paragraph was this:
headquarters
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States : headquarters Commandery of the State of Maine . (search)
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 1 : the situation. (search)
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 5 : the week of flying fights. (search)
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 6 : Appomattox . (search)
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 7 : the return of the Army . (search)