Letter to E. E. Roland
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, World War (1914-1918)
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On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, the author acknowledges E. E. Roland’s letter of April 4, 1917. While Colonel Roosevelt would be pleased to include an African American regiment from Mississippi in a division under his command, only the War Department could authorize the forming of such a regiment.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-04-12
Creator(s)
Recipient
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:
Letter to E. E. Roland. [April 12, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279438. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Letter to E. E. Roland. [12 Apr. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279438.
APA:
Unknown., [1917, April 12]. Letter to E. E. Roland.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279438.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
