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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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In Richmond, July 4th Independence Day celebrations were postponed from Sunday to Monday due to it falling on the Sabbath. The Public Guard fired salutes on Sunday, and on Monday militia companies paraded, performed evolutions, were reviewed by the Governor, and dined.
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As the 4th of July came this year, on the Sabbath, all the festive celebrations in honor of the event, were postponed till Monday. On Sunday, the Public Guard ushered in the Anniversary of our independence, by a morning gun--at 12, a national salute on the capitol square, and at sunset the evening gun.
Yesterday, the uniform and militia companies paraded, went through their evolutions, were reviewed by the Governor, and the uniform corps marched off to the places where they had respectively appointed to dine.
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Primary Location
Richmond
Event Date
July 4 (Sunday) And July 5 (Monday)
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parade and review completed successfully; companies dined afterward.
Event Details
Festive celebrations for the 4th of July were postponed from Sunday (Sabbath) to Monday. On Sunday, the Public Guard fired a morning gun, national salute at noon on the capitol square, and evening gun at sunset. On Monday, uniform and militia companies paraded, performed evolutions, were reviewed by the Governor, and marched to appointed dining places.