Rough Rider O’Neill fell short of San Juan Hill
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Artillery, Basic training (Military education), Battle casualties, Cuba, Florida--Tampa, Horses, Military training camps, O'Neill, William Owen, 1860-1898, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, San Juan Hill, Battle of (Cuba : 1898), Santiago, Battle of (Cuba : 1898), Santiago, Battle of (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba : 1898), Spanish-American War (1898), Texas--San Antonio, Travel, United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st, War casualties, Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906
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Lowell Parker describes the inexperience of the Rough Riders in military maneuvers during basic training in San Antonio, Texas and the confusion and unpreparedness of the troops as they traveled to Tampa, Florida and Cuba. Parker further details the efforts of the Rough Riders in battles at Las Guasimas, Kettle Hill, and San Juan Hill, and the death of Bucky O’Neill.
Collection
Creation Date
1978-01-24
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Language
English
Period
(1919-present) Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory
Page Count
1
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Image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Rough Rider O’Neill fell short of San Juan Hill. [January 24, 1978]. Grand Canyon National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311163. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Parker, Lowell, 1910-1985. Rough Rider O’Neill fell short of San Juan Hill. [24 Jan. 1978]. Image.
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311163.
APA:
Parker, Lowell, 1910-1985., [1978, January 24]. Rough Rider O’Neill fell short of San Juan Hill.
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311163.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park.
APA:
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park.
