Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Army War College
Subject(s): Barry, Thomas Henry, 1855-1919, Cuba, Daly, Henry W. (Henry William), 1850-1931, Military education, Military supplies--Packing, Philippines, Rocky Mountains, Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934, Transportation, Military, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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President Roosevelt requests that the Army War College focus on better organization and training for army pack trains, insisting that there should be at least one full pack train with every squadron of cavalry. He suggests looking to the work of General Leonard Wood, Hugh Lenox Scott, and Henry W. Daly in the Philippines, and General Thomas Henry Barry in Cuba for examples of pack train organization.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-08
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Army War College. [February 8, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206508. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Army War College. [8 Feb. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206508.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, February 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Army War College.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206508.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
