Theirs also patriots’ graves
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Buffington, Joseph, 1855-1947, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, World War (1914-1918)
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A letter to the editor regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s article “Sacrifice on Cold Alters” discussing duty. The writer sympathizes with “soldiers and sailors” who died from disease or accident, and not “in the wild excitement of the battlefield.” Article forwarded from Judge Buffington to Edith Roosevelt
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-11-20
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Theirs also patriots’ graves. [November 20, 1918]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276689. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Theirs also patriots’ graves. [20 Nov. 1918]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276689.
APA:
Unknown., [1918, November 20]. Theirs also patriots’ graves.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276689.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
