Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., 1865

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The Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., 1865 was a massive two-day victory parade held in the nation’s capital at the end of the American Civil War to celebrate the Union armies and mark the war’s conclusion.

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instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military parade ⓘ
victory celebration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Grand Review of the Armies ⓘ
Grand Review of the Union Armies ⓘ
audience large civilian crowds in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commemorated Union soldiers ⓘ
Union victory in the American Civil War ⓘ
commemoratedBy historical writings on the American Civil War ⓘ
illustrations and engravings of the parade ⓘ
context Reconstruction era ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dayOneFeatured Army of the Potomac ⓘ
dayTwoFeatured Army of Georgia ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
duration 2 days ⓘ
endDate 1865-05-24 ⓘ
estimatedTroopsParticipating over 150000 soldiers ⓘ
featuredElement artillery batteries ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ
military bands ⓘ
followedBy demobilization of Union forces ⓘ
hasCause Union victory in the American Civil War ⓘ
surrender of Confederate armies in 1865 ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainParticipants Army of Georgia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensively reported in contemporary newspapers ⓘ
organizedBy Union Army high command ⓘ
United States War Department ⓘ
paradeRoute Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Avenue
precededBy assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
relatedTo American Civil War ⓘ
Union Army demobilization ⓘ
reviewedBy General Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
linked to: Ulysses S. Grant

President Andrew Johnson ⓘ
linked to: Andrew Johnson

diplomatic corps ⓘ
members of the United States Cabinet ⓘ
reviewingStandLocation in front of the White House ⓘ
significance celebrated Union military victory ⓘ
marked the effective conclusion of the American Civil War ⓘ
symbolized national reunification efforts ⓘ
startDate 1865-05-23 ⓘ
timePeriod May 1865 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn District of Columbia ⓘ

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Army of the Potomac → participatedIn → Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., 1865 ⓘ