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The muster-in roll appointing Theodore Roosevelt as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Cavalry, 1st Regiment, Volunteers, commanded by Col. Leonard Wood. The form is signed by Roosevelt.
1898-05-06
Orders for yearly “Gunnery Instruction.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-09-18
Instructions for conducting target practice with coast artillery for the commands taking part in the combined maneuvers in the artillery districts of Narragansett and New London.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-15
A list of officers and enlisted men who distinguished themselves in action in the Department of Mindanao.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-31
Extract from the official orders assigning Quentin Roosevelt to active duty with the Aviation section with the Signal Officers’ Reserve Corps. A stamped seal noted this is an official copy of the summons.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-07-13
This document reports the significant moments in Albert Leopold Mills’s military career. Highlights include his extensive career as a military instructor, his involvement in campaigns against the Crow and Sioux, as well as the battles at Santiago and Las Guasimas in Cuba, and his receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Colonel John W. Vrooman reports in a letter to William Loeb, which encloses this document, that this copy represents what was contained within the “beautiful engrossed album containing nineteen parchment pages enclosed in a handsome leather cover.” The album was a souvenir at the Union League Club dinner celebrating General Mills on August 29, 1906.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-06
As authorized by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Army Chief of Staff General Leonard Wood issues general orders regarding three issues. The first item concerns the sentence of James Huston. The second item is a notice that paragraphs 2 and 3 of General Orders, No. 186 issued by the War Department have been rescinded and substituted with the listed statements regarding the equitation training of officers at a mounted commands school, which is part of the prescribed garrison training. The third item advises that Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh has designated the City National Bank of Galveston, Texas, to succeed the Galveston National Bank for disbursing funds related to the War Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-24
Edward Davis relays military orders concerning troop drills in the Philippines from General Leonard Wood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-15
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that all is quiet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-12
Roster of cavalry officers of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, including name and rank.
1898
Officers’ muster-in roll for John Campbell Greenway; including date of muster, rank, age, residence, and notes on promotions.
1898-09-06
Summary of Senator Scott’s military service in the 88th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Records indicate the regiment did not see combat during Scott’s service and was primarily engaged with guarding prisoners of war in Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-23
Officer’s commission appointing Roscoe Spear a Lieutenant in the United States Navy.
1902-05-08
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917
Rear Admiral Glass informs Secretary of the Navy Moody there is nothing to report.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-04
Secretary of the Navy Moody, under strict secrecy, informs Rear Admiral Glass that Chiriqui Lagoon is not part of the railroad strategy. Glass is to try to dissuade Colombian forces, through friendly means, from military actions that would harm the property interests of Americans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-02
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that he has relayed Moody’s questions to Joseph Bullock Coghlan. Glass thinks an attack via Titumati is possible. Panama is well covered by scouts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-30
Secretary of the Navy Moody requests information from Rear Admiral Glass concerning which vessels are stationed where, and possible ways Colombian troops could move about in the region.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-27
Acting Secretary of the Navy Taylor orders a report from Rear Admiral Glass concerning disposition of U.S. and Panamanian forces to prevent a surprise attack on the Charges river.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-23
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody on the location of U.S. Navy ships, and the location and strength of Panamanian forces. Glass also reports that the Colombians have won the support of the majority of the Native peoples on the Northeast coast of Panama, and then lays out how Colombian forces could use them to mount an attack. Glass reports that Colombian troops have occupied St. Andres and Providence islands, that provisions there are running low, and that the inhabitants are panic-stricken. Glass encloses two provisional maps of Panama from the canal zone eastward.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-18
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that all is quiet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-22