Memorandum for the Acting Secretary of War
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Professional ethics, Command of troops, Military leadership, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Stewart, William F. (William Fayssoux), 1849-1924, United States. Adjutant-General's Office, United States. Army. Coast Artillery Corps
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General Duvall informs Acting Secretary of War Oliver that Colonel William F. Stewart of the Coast Artillery Corps is unfit to exercise command in his present office due to the testimony of five general officers under whom he served. Duval and several other general officers recommend that Stewart be transferred to an ungarrisoned post while he awaits retirement and ask that this proposed action be submitted to President Roosevelt for his approval.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-16
Creator(s)
Duvall, William Penn, 1847-1920
Recipient
Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935
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:
Memorandum for the Acting Secretary of War. [September 16, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294794. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Duvall, William Penn, 1847-1920. Memorandum for the Acting Secretary of War. [16 Sep. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294794.
APA:
Duvall, William Penn, 1847-1920., [1907, September 16]. Memorandum for the Acting Secretary of War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294794.
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 13, 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.
