Letter from William Cary Sanger to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Professional ethics, Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1842-1914, Charges and specifications (Courts-martial), Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Investigations, Military policy, Philippine American War (Philippines : 1899-1902), United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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Acting Secretary of War Sanger has received President Roosevelt’s opinion that no officer should ever be surprised and that if an officer’s detachment is surprised he should be tried by court-martial. An investigation has been started regarding the loss of Company “C,” Ninth Regiment on Samar, Philippines.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-02
Creator(s)
Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Cary Sanger to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 2, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35064. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921. Letter from William Cary Sanger to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Oct. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 2, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35064.
APA:
Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921., [1901, October 2]. Letter from William Cary Sanger to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35064.
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. April 2, 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.
