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SONS OF VETERANS.

Bowering's Band, of Fredericksburg, under the leadership of Pro- fessor Bowering, was in the procession, with twenty-eight pieces. It preceded the Sons of Veterans, who were under Colonel Thomas P. Pollard. Colonel Pollard's staff consisted of Messrs. J. M. Lang- home and Horace Burnham.

R. S. Chew Camp, Sons of Veterans, of Fredericksburg, com- manded by F. H. Revere, was the first body of this character in the column. This camp was organized April 3oth last, yet it ap- peared in line yesterday with more than thirty men, all clad in bright new uniforms of Confederate gray.

The Christoforo Colombo and the Richmond and Danville Shops' Band added to the music of the day. They were stationed in this division, the latter preceding Syracuse Division, Knights of Pythias, which was officered by Captain A. L. Lucas and Lieutenants Baughan and Canepa.

The Union Democratic Scouts, Captain Billy Cullingworth's pets, were in line in full Zouave uniform. Captain W. H. Barnett had charge of the Zouaves and "General" Schastepool rode horseback in front of the line.

Following the civic organizations were the ladies of the Hollywood Memorial Association, and the "Juniors," and those of the Oak- wood and Hebrew Memorial Associations, and the Ladies' Auxil- iaries of Lee and Pickett Camps in carriages.

THE LINE OF MARCH.

The procession moved up Broad street to First, through First to Franklin, down Franklin to Fifth, down Fifth to Main, down Main to Nineteenth, up Nineteenth to Broad, up Broad to Twenty-eighth, down Twenty-eighth to Franklin, up Franklin to Twenty-ninth, down Twenty-ninth to the monument.

At Twenty-ninth street the children dropped out of the line in order to give their place to the veterans. Upon arriving on the grounds the troops were stationed west of the shaft, on Main street.

Although the lowering clouds, which were growing more ominous every moment, caused many persons, thousands, perhaps, to return to their homes after viewing the parade on either Broad or Main street, there was no lack of people on Libby Hill when the head of the procession reached that beautiful spot.

There were not many people on the grand stand, a majority of