 Grand Review of the Armies on Pennsylvania Avenue, in the national capital city of Washington, D.C., heading northwest from the United States Capitol (dome visible in rear) towards the White House (Executive Mansion) at 15th Street, N.W., by the United States Treasury Department building, at the conclusion of the American Civil War (1861–1865), May 23–24, 1865. | |
| Date | May 23–24, 1865 |
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| Location | Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
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The Grand Review of the Armies was a military procession and celebration in the national capital city of Washington, D.C., on May 23–24, 1865, following the Union victory in the American Civil War (1861–1865).[1] Elements of the Union Army in the United States Army paraded through the streets of the capital to receive accolades from the crowds and reviewing politicians, officials, and prominent citizens, including United States President Andrew Johnson, a month after the assassination of United States President Abraham Lincoln.[2][3]
- ^ "From Washington; The Grand Review of The Armies (Official.) Details of the Great Review". The New York Times. May 18, 1865.
- ^ "Picture History : A Grand Review, Presidential Reviewing Stand". picturehistory.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
- ^ David Stephen Heidler; Jeanne T. Heidler; David J. Coles, eds. (2002). Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: a political, social, and military history. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-04758-5.