REVIEW OF THE ARMIES: The Second and Last Day of the Great Pageant; Reception of the Armies of Tennessee and Georgia (5/25/1865)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 5/25/1865

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Special Dispatches to the New-York Times.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 24 -- 8 P.M.

The great display is over. SHERMAN's two armies -- the most superb material over molded into soldiers -- has passed in review through the streets of the capital, of which they have heard so much, and toward the safety of which they have done so much, and yet had never seen.

The men who marched from the Ohio to the Tennessee under BUELL, only to march back again; who first penetrated down into Alabama under the daring and nervous MITCHELL; who fought at Perrysville under MCCOOK, and checked the advancing tide of the rebellion to again send it reeling southward, at Stone River, under the chivalrous ROSECKANS; who toiled over the rugged passes of the Cumberland Mountains and seized the great natural fortress of Chattanooga; who held the left with a tenacity that saved them from defeat at Chickamauga, under the ever-victorious THOMAS; who stormed Lookout Mountain, and fought above the clouds with HOOKER; who cut their way from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and from Atlanta to the sea; who swept the Carolinas as with a besom of destruction, and who gave the finishing blow to the great rebellion, in following the lead of SHERMAN, and HOWARD, and SLOCUM -- these were the men who received to-day the enthusiastic plaudits of a hundred thousand spectators.

The interest of to-day has exceeded that of yesterday. The Army of the Potomac is our old acquaintance, but the Armies of Georgia and Tennessee few people here had ever seen. The most eager interest was therefore exhibited to view the Veterans of the West, whose marches can only be counted by thousands of miles.

The weather was even more propitious than yesterday, the temperature being several degrees cooler,

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1861-1865: Seminar and Discussion Forum
The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: May 25, 2025.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

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Link to previous New York Times thread

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This is the final N.Y. Times post in my American Civil War series. Thanks for reading – Homer.

Review of the Armies: The Second and Last Day of the Great Pageant – 2-5
The Ram Stonewall: Close of Her Uneventful Career – 5-6
From Texas and Mexico: Secessionism Still Rampant – 6
Davis in Fortress Monroe: The Arch-Traitor and C.C. Clay Placed in Close Confinement – 6-7
The Yellow Fever Plot: Examination of Dr. Blackburn – 7
From the Pacific Coast: The Case of the Mexican Emigrants – 7-8
From Nashville: Oath Required of Public Men – 8
From Memphis: Expected Arrival of Gen. Forrest – 8
From Arkansas: Improved State of Affairs – 8
Gen. Warren: Letter from Gen. Warren in Regard to His Being Relieved by Gen. Sheridan – 8-9
From Fortress Monroe – 9
Rebels for Fort Warren-Alexander H. Stephens Sent There – 9
From Washington – 9
Four Days Later from Europe: The News of Johnston’s Surrender in England – 9-10
Amusements – 10
Amusements this Evening – 10
News of the Day – 10-11
Editorial: The Grand Review – Its Appropriate Sequel – 11-12
Editorial: The Fate of Jeff. Davis – 12
Editorial: The Closing Career of the Pirates – The Shenandoah – 12
A Manly Act for a Rebel – 12
From Arkansas – 12-13
Editorial: Testimonials to Public Officials-—An Admirable Example – 13
Editorial: House Rents and the Price of Gold – 13
Belligerent Rights in the British Parliament – 13
The Aspect of Affairs at Matamoras – 13
The Explosion of the Meteor – 13
Sentence for Passing Counterfeit Money – 13
Steamboat Disasters – 13

[BrexitBen]

” Sherman’s two armies “, who burned, raped, pillaged, and murdered their way through the South.

Yes, a glorious spectacle for The New York Times.

[EyeInThePyramid]

The slave owners deserved everything they got. And more.

[BrexitBen]

Spoken like a true New York Times cheerleader.

Peace be unto you.

[GranTorino]

War is hell.
FOFO

[BroJoeK]

Thanks for everything you do on Free Republic.
As I remember, WWII ended on a much more upbeat note.

Good luck, Homer.

Any plans for future projects?

[Homer_J_Simpson]

You are most welcome, BroJoeK. It has been a rewarding task I assigned myself. Now it feels like I have retired again, as I don’t have to prep NY Times and Harper’s Weekly posts to stay ahead of the calendar.

Thank you for your expert contributions to my posts, Civil War and WWII both. We’ve been doing it for many years now, and your posts have always increased thread value. That goes for all the readers who have contributed over the years. Your encouragement picked me up and kept me going when I grew weary.

I don’t plan to launch any more history projects. Instead I would like to get more involved in church life (Roman Catholic variety). The onset of Covid and government restrictions of freedom ruined my relationship with my original parish and kept me from attending elsewhere for for a couple years. Then I found a new church home in a nearby Salesian parish and, now that I have recovered from back-to-back knee replacements, I am taking up some lay minister duties. There is not much of an internet opportunity in all this, but you might see some church-related postings from me form time to time.

I am thinking of finding a way to put links to all my Civil War threads somewhere so they can be accessed without having to scroll backwards through my posting history. That could be a resource for anyone who wants to see what the NY Times and Harper’s Weekly were publishing on any given day from the 1860 Republican National Convention through the Grand Review of the Union Armies. I will welcome suggestions on how to do that.

[sauropod]

Thank you for your work. I will miss the posts.

‘Pod

[aynrandfreak]

Bravo, thanks very much for your efforts. It’s been a good way to take in history as it was happening!

[nomorelurker]

Thanks for all the hard work.
Read all until a few weeks ago when my and wife’s health went bad.
I’m better now she still in hospital.
Early years of the war were most interesting.

[PAR35]

I was much more active in your WWII than in your Second War for Independence posts. At one point I indexed a history series that Samwolf and Snippy_About_It put up. I don’t think anyone ever used my index.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I am thinking of finding a way to put links to all my Civil War threads somewhere

Here is the archive I created--hoping it helps.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

You just started a dedicated thread? That never occurred to me. I wanted to use my profile page but those have limited space. A thread would work.

What browser do you use? I’ve been using Google Chrome and I can no longer embed links in text like I used to do.

[Tax-chick]

Thank you for all your efforts, Homer_J_Simpson, and best wishes in all your further endeavors!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Firefox.

I found it helpful to create a little template for each entry, copied-and-pasted a whole column of them, and then I'd just copy and paste the link and the title into each one. Like this:

<a href="URL">TITLE</a>
<a href="URL">TITLE</a>
<a href="URL">TITLE</a>
<a href="URL">TITLE</a>

[Ditto]

Thank you for all you work Homer. You did a great job.

[Ditto]

” Sherman’s two armies “, who burned, raped, pillaged, and murdered their way through the South. LOL. Typical post of someone who bought the Lost Cause BS history and not the real history. You should have paid better attention to Homers posts.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I forgot to include < br> at the end of each line.