From sixteen battleships 4000 sailors and 1000 marines came ashore to participate in the parade.   One Marine Brigade and four Naval Divisions were formed for the parade.  Each Division was supported by a Batallion of 200 men from each ship.  Each Batallion had four Companies of 50 men that were generally transported in a single cutter.  The bands from each ship were combined to form five bands, one for the Brigade, and one for each Division.  

MARINE BRIGADE

This formation contain units from each ship and was under the command of:

Major Dion Williams, USMC

Commander Marines of the Atlantic Fleet

FIRST DIVISION

Under the command of:

Captain Charles R. Vreeland

This Division contained Battalion elements from the following ships:

USS Connecticut, USS Kansas, USS Vermont, USS Louisiana

SECOND DIVISION

Under the command of:

Not Listed (all ship's captains were in autos from Second Division)

This Division contained Battalion elements from the following ships:

USS Georgia, USS New Jersey, USS Rhode Island, USS Virginia

THIRD DIVISION

Under the command of:

Captain Charles Bartlett

This Division contained Battalion elements from the following ships:

USS Minnesota, USS Ohio, USS Missouri, USS Maine

FOURTH DIVISION

Under the command of:

Captain John M. Bowyer

This Division contained Battalion elements from the following ships:

USS Alabama, USS Kearsarge, USS Illinois, USS Kentucky