Grand Review of the Armies

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The Grand Review of the Armies was a massive two-day military parade held in Washington, D.C., in May 1865 to celebrate the Union victory at the end of the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military parade
victory parade
after American Civil War
alsoKnownAs Grand Review of the Union Armies
capital Washington, D.C.
chronology occurred shortly after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
city Washington, D.C.
commander George G. Meade
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
commemoratedBy historical writings on the American Civil War
country United States
endDate 1865-05-24
follows surrender of the Confederate armies
genre military ceremony
hasCause Union victory in the American Civil War
hasEffect boosted Northern morale after the war
symbolic closure of the American Civil War for the Union
hasParticipant Army of Georgia
Army of the Potomac
Army of the Tennessee
Union Army
language English
location Washington, D.C.
notableFeature formal farewell to major Union field armies
public celebration of the end of major combat operations
two-day procession of Union armies through Washington, D.C.
numberOfParticipants tens of thousands of Union soldiers
organizer United States War Department
United States government
pointInTime May 1865
precededBy surrender of Joseph E. Johnston’s army
surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House
purpose celebration of Union victory
demobilization review of Union armies
relatedTo American Civil War
Reconstruction era
reviewedBy President Andrew Johnson
linked to: Andrew Johnson

Ulysses S. Grant
diplomatic corps
members of the United States Cabinet
significance major ceremonial event marking Union victory
one of the largest military parades in United States history
startDate 1865-05-23
tookPlaceAt near the United States Capitol
near the White House
tookPlaceOn Pennsylvania Avenue

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82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment participatedIn Grand Review of the Armies
XX Corps (Union Army) participatedIn Grand Review of the Armies
VI Corps (Union Army) associatedWithEvent Grand Review of the Armies, May 1865
linked to: Grand Review of the Armies
Grand Review of the Union Armies alsoKnownAs Grand Review of the Armies
30th Ohio Infantry Regiment participatedIn Grand Review of the Armies