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MCCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939
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THE “BIG PARADE” OF 1919—The A. E. F. Composite Regiment just before passing through the Arc de
Triomphe, Place de 1’Etoile, in Paris. (U. S. Army Signal Corps Photograph)
The “BIG PARADE” OF 1865—Union troops marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. (From
the painting by James E. Taylor)
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
M OST Americans are
familiar with the
story of the “Grand
Review” of the Union army
which took place in Washing
ton soon after the Civil war
ended. But it is doubtful if
many of them recall a sim
ilar “Victory Parade” which
followed a more recent con
flict even though it occurred
only 20 years ago this month.
One reason, of course, is that
it was staged 3,000 miles
away, in the capital of a for
eign land.! Therefore it was
witnessed by only a few
Americans, whereas 64 years
earlier more than 100,000 of
them had crowded the streets
of the capital of their own
country to cheer their vic
torious warriors.
The “Big Parade” of 1865, held
in Washington on May 23 and 24,
was the march of 179,000 vet
erans of the Army of the Potomac
and 65,000 of the Army of the
West, representatives of the total
of nearly 3,000,000 men who had
been called into service to save
the nation from disunion.
The “Big Parade” of 1919, held
in Paris on July 14—France’s na
tional holiday of Bastille day—
was a march of only 3,200 Amer
ican soldiers but they symbo
lized the armed might of more
than 4,000,000 men whom Uncle
Sam had mobilized to serve in the
greatest war the world has
ever known. And they were all
picked men, these 3,200, for it
was a composite regiment which
was the “Corps d’ Elite” of the
A. E. F. The story of that regi
ment, unique in American mili
tary history, was told in a recent
issue of the U. S. Army Recruit
ing News as follows:
On April 21, 1919, Maj. Gen. Jo
seph T. Dickman, then command-
j ing the Third Army at Coblenz,
Germany, issued the following in
structions:
‘‘The Commander-in-Chief will
send to England about May 24 from
I Antwerp, a Composite Regiment of
Infantry consisting of 12 companies
organized from the Third Army.
“This Regiment must consist of
the best officers, noncommissioned
officers and men of the Third Army.
It will give exhibitions in England
and possibly later in other countries.
“You will immediately organize in
your Division two composite com
panies of Infantry . . . selecting
the largest, most snappy and best
looking officers and men for these
two companies . . .”
On May 10 the composite com
panies assembled at the Carnival
grounds in Coblenz. The Third
Army Composite Regiment was for
mally organized on May 18, 1919,
the composite companies of the sev
eral Divisions being given regiment
al designations as follows:
Composite Co. from: Designated:
1st Brigade,
1st Div.
Co.
“A”
2nd Brigade,
1st Div.
Co.
“B’
5th Brigade,
3rd Div.
Co.
“C”
6th Brigade,
3rd Div.
Co.
“D”
4th Brigade,
2nd Div.
Co.
“E”
3rd Brigade,
2nd Div.
Co.
“F”
9th Brigade,
5th Div.
Co.
“G”
10th Brigade,
, 5th Div.
Co.
“H* 1
7th Brigade,
4th Div.
Co.
4SJFI
8th Brigade,
4th Div.
Co.
“K’ 1
11th Brigade,
6th Div.
Co.
“L”
12th Brigade,
6th Div.
Co.
“M”
Col. Conrad S. Babcock assumed
command of the Composite Regi
ment on May 19, and the regiment
began drilling and performed the
usual camp duties at the Carnival
grounds until June 15, when it en
trained for Joinville-le-Pont on the
outskirts of Paris.
Reviewed by Pershing.
On the afternoon of June 22 the
third batallion tendered a reception
to Gen. John J. Pershing at the
Pershing stadium, following which
the regiment was reviewed and in
spected by the president of France
and General Pershing.
On July 4, at 6:30 a. m., the regi
ment embussed for Paris to parade
in that city, forming in the historic
Place de la Concorde and passing in
review before the president of
France and General Pershing.
On July 14 a provisional battalion
embussed at four a. m. for Paris,
forming on Boulevard Neuilly. The
American column moved forward
over the parade route, passing un
der the famous Arc de Triomphe
and paying honors to the monument
of the war dead in the Place de
I’Etoile and to the president of
France at the head of the Boule
vard Champs Elysees.
The Composite regiment left Le
Havre oh July 16 and arrived at
Southampton, England, that eve
ning. On the afternoon of July 17 it
arrived in London.
Inspected by Prince of Wales.
The next morning the regiment
formed in Hyde park and participat
ed in a medal presentation cere
mony, afterwards being inspected
and reviewed by the prince oi
Wales and General Pershing.
Again the next morning the
picked body of American soldiery
formed in Hyde park for a parade
past the saluting point at the Queen
Victoria monument, the salute be
ing received there by King George
V in the reviewing stand.
On July 23 the Composite regiment
entrained for Southampton, and
sailed at six p. m., for Le Havre,
arriving at the French port the fol
lowing morning. Disembarking im
mediately upon arrival at Le Havre,
the regiment entrained for its en-
encampment at Joinville-le-Pont.
On July 31, the regiment was re
viewed by General Pershing, the
last such review by the Commander-
in-Chief, A. E. F., of the Composite
regiment overseas.
Orders having been received for
the regiment to move to Brest and
prepare to sail for the United
States, the command left Joinville-
le-Pont on August 4 and detrained
at Brest two days later. Until Au
gust 29 it engaged in drills and
carhp duties at Brest, embarking on
the “transport “Leviathan” on the
twenty-ninth and sailing for the
United States the next day.
Return to America.
The big steamship docked at Ho
boken, N. J. f on September 8, and
the Composite regiment went into
camp at Camp Mills on Long Is
land, N. Y. On September 10 the
regiment paraded on Fifth ave
nue, New York city, as escort troops
of honor to the general of the
armies, John J. Pershing. Five
days later it left Camp Mills and
moved by rail to Washington, D. C.,
in which city it paraded with the
“Fighting First” Division, A. E. F.,
on September 17. During the re
mainder of the month it was sta
tioned at Camp Meade, Maryland,
and was processed for demobiliza
tion, which was completed on Sep
tember 30, 1919.
The “Grand Review” of May
23-24, 1865, was the idea of Edwin
M. Stanton, secretary of war in
President Lincoln’s and President
Johnson’s cabinet. To celebrate
the end of the war and to give
the people an opportunity to look
upon the men who had saved the
nation, he suggested that the
Army of the Potomac and the
Army of the West, then camped
near Washington, be formally re
viewed in the capital before be
ing discharged from service and
returned to their homes. Ac
cordingly, Gen. U. S. Grant,
'ommander-in-chief, issued an
jrcler for the review.
Public and private buildings in
Washington were decorated for
the occasion. Floating flags and
draped bunting were everywhere
and at prominent places along
the line of march were erected
triumphal arches covered with
floral embellishments. In front
of the White House four review
ing stands were built, decorated
with regimental battle flags and
flowers. The school children of
the city, the girls dressed in
white and the boys in black jack
ets and white trousers, were as
sembled on the terraces and
balconies of the Capitol to sing
patriotic songs as the soldiers
passed.
Shortly before nine o’clock on
the morning of May 23 a thrill of
expectancy ran through the
crowd as the magic word, “Here
they come!” passed down the
line. The blare of a trumpet, the
roll of drums—and down the ave
nue came a little group of horse
men. At their head rode a beard
ed officer, on his shoulder-straps
two silver stars. It was Maj.
Gen. George Meade, the victor
of Gettysburg, who was leading
the Army of the Potomac. Be
hind him clattered his mounted
escort and then in solid rank on
rank the men who had fought
with Grant at Spottsylvania, at
Cold Harbor, in the ^ilderness,
and at Petersburg, and the men
ho had divided their rations
with the men in gray at Appomat
tox. Their uniforms were soiled
and faded, for there had been no
brushing up for this occasion.
They marched in the garb in
which they had fought.
General Meade lifted his sword
in salute as he rode past the
main reviewing stand in front of
the White House. In it sat Pres
ident Johnson and members of
his cabinet. Grouped around
them, in brilliant uniform, were
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GEN- U. S. GRANT
the diplomats and envoys of for
eign countries. On the Presi
dent’s left sat a stubby, bearded
little man who had led this host
to victory—Lieut. Gen. Ulysses
S. Grant. Back of them stood
distinguished officers of the army
and navy—Halleck, Meigs, Han
cock “the Superb” and Burnside
“the Splendid but Unfortunate.”
Shortly before three o’clock
that afternoon the first day of the
parade had ended. It had taken
the veterans of the war in the
East more than six hours to pass
the reviewing stand. On the mor
row their brother veterans from
the West would have their chance
for the plaudits of the crowd.
“Before daylight the fire com
panies of the city were out water
ing the streets for the splendid
military display of General Sher
man’s army” reads a contempo
rary newspaper account of the
second day of the review. “At
nine o’clock General Sherman,
heading the column, marched
down Pennsylvania avenue amid
the din of huzzas and congratu
lations and a hailstorm of bou
quets and wreaths.”
But if this review represented
all the pomp and circumstance
of war, there was a reflection of
its horror and cruelty, too, in the
march of Sherman’s men. For
along with them marched thou
sands of freed slaves, sheep,
goats, pigs, cows and horses,
which “Sherman’s Bummers”
had picked up along the way.
In their ambulances and pack
trains were game cocks, poul
try, calves, jewelry and a mis
cellaneous collection of other ar
ticles, brought with them back
from their campaign of devasta
tion through the South. Perhaps
the cheering crowds, looking
upon these men in blue as the
saviors of the nation, gave but
little thought to the true meaning
of that strange spectacle, nor re
alized the agony of defeat, or
hunger, and of poverty for years
to come for the people of their
own blood which this part of
the triumphal march represent
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