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This memorandum details the poor conduct and inefficiency of Colonel William F. Stewart of the Coast Artillery Corps in the United States Army using the testimony of a variety of witnesses. Brigadier General Murray recommends relief from command or retirement upon Stewart’s own application.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-16
Theodore Roosevelt writes Henry Reuterdahl to protest against the establishment of a civilian engineer corps in the Navy. It will inject a political element into the service and “revive all the bickerings of the days of the old engineer corps and the lamentable conditions resultant therefrom.”
1916-05-27
Senator Lodge is concerned about the superintendency of the observatory and believes that the Board of Visitors has gone beyond the intentions of the law as passed by Congress. He does not want the question to be reopened and favors keeping the position in the Navy. Lodge hopes the position will not be put under civilian control this year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-02