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May 24 1865

We could see the men & their officers better - The two booths I have mentioned were stationed on opposite sides of the avenue immediately in front of the Pres. House.  The field officers alone salute the President & other senior officers who all arose when a Brigadier General appeared.  The horses of the officers were adorned with flowers & stepped as proudly as if they were conscious of the magnitude of the occasion.  As each regiment appeared the band turned off [[?]] in front of us and played until the entire regiment had passed when they fell into line again.  The Generals in command of division left the procession [[strikeout]] [[as?]] [[strikeout]]when the division had passed & took their places upon the Presidential stand where they were received with welcome & congratulation from the Cabinet & their fellow officers. Our new President [[end page]]

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 has a somewhat sharply cut face but at a distance in my short sighted eyes resembled Douglass.  He returned the salutes of the officers with dignity & gentlemanly bearing.  The gaily ornamented booths with a division of the dignitaries in the center & either wing filled with gaily dressed ladies presented a very pretty appearance.  The horses of the military commanders however seemed generally to disapprove them & gave their riders a fine opportunity of displaying their horsemanship.  Whenever a gap occurred in the procession the crowd would rush forward in [[front?]] of the President stand & call out the different dignitaries to be driven back by the mounted guard as the soldiers again appeared.  The battle torn flags always excited the enthusiasm of the populace and several officers who passed without
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