Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Russell Parsons
Subject(s): Intrenchments, Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952, Raids (Military science), Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt heard of Russell Parsons’s raid on the German trenches from his mother, Frances Theodora Parsons. He compares the raid to an attack by the forlorn hope or storming a breached wall. Roosevelt describes the fighting as a “great war” and wishes Parsons good luck.
Collection
Creation Date
1918-09-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Russell Parsons. [September 8, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287282. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Russell Parsons. [8 Sep. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287282.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, September 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Russell Parsons.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287282.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
