Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bay Scott
Subject(s): Spanish-American War (1898), United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th, United States. Army. Cavalry, 1st, United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st
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President Roosevelt tells Senator Scott that the neither the Tenth Cavalry, nor any other regiment, “ever rescued the Rough Riders from any predicament.” He explains that his regiment fought next to the First and Tenth regulars, and the three regiments fought well, but none of them “was ever helped out of a scrape by another, or ever helped another out of a scrape” outside of the implications of fighting side by side.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bay Scott. [December 24, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197751. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bay Scott. [24 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197751.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, December 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bay Scott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197751.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
