Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909

Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to President Roosevelt about two appeals that have been sent to her recently. Sallie Pickman Loring Dwight is concerned that her husband may be assigned to a German consulate rather than Vevey, Switzerland, as they had expected. General Henry Clark Corbin’s wife, Edythe, is distressed that Corbin may not be appointed to succeed General Adna Romanza Chaffee as Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Cowles also discusses other political and family news.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-13

Creator(s)

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931

Acting Secretary of War Oliver presents to President Roosevelt options for keeping General Leonard Wood on medical leave in the United States longer, suggesting possible temporary replacements for his station in the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-28

Creator(s)

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

Louise Adriana Wood informs President Roosevelt of her husband, Leonard Wood’s health. Wood’s symptoms of “brain irritation” have subsided but should they return he is recommended to see Sir Victor Horsley, a specialist in London. Louise Adriana Wood states that Wood’s general health is fine and that he believes he will be back to work next month. Louise Adriana Wood asks Roosevelt if there is anything that Wood can do for the next six months or until General Henry Clark Corbin returns, she would appreciate having Wood closer to immediate care should anything happen to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-22

Creator(s)

Wood, Louise Adriana, 1869-1943

Clement A. Griscom advises President Roosevelt of his imminent visit to San Francisco to visit his son Lloyd Carpenter Griscom and asks Roosevelt if there is any way an ordinary citizen can be useful to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-12

Creator(s)

Griscom, Clement A. (Clement Acton), 1841-1912

General Wood, military governor of Moro Province in the Philippines, updates Secretary of War Taft on a number of matters that Taft had asked about regarding the Philippines. Wood discusses the cost and necessity of constructing a railroad from Overton to Marahui, provides an update on civil and law enforcement matters, especially among the Moro people, and names officers that he would like to be retained.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-08

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

General Wood updates President Roosevelt on his own target shooting, as well as that of the division, which will be in a shooting competition. Wood hopes that Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice, will accompany Secretary of War William H. Taft on his trip abroad. He also updates Roosevelt on various things going on in the Philippines. He praises the conduct of Hugh Lenox Scott and Bishop Charles Henry Brent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-07

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Secretary of War Taft encloses a letter from General Henry Clark Corbin which includes recommendations on American troops in the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-18

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Collection

Smithsonian

Creation Date

1900

Creator(s)

Wright, Marcus J. (Marcus Joseph), 1831-1922

James B. Martin examines the tumultuous relationship between Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles and President Theodore Roosevelt during the first two years of Roosevelt’s administration. Martin details Miles’s impressive record as a field officer, earning the Medal of Honor during the Civil War, and he shows how he was not as well prepared to fight bureaucratic battles in Washington, D.C., as the Commanding General of the Army. Martin looks at the issues that caused a breach between Miles and Roosevelt, including Miles’s criticism of American actions in the Philippines. Martin covers the role played by Secretaries of War Russell A. Alger and Elihu Root, and he lays most of the blame for the Miles-Roosevelt dispute at the feet of Miles, but he does note that Roosevelt’s large ego and decision not to forcibly retire Miles contributed to the feud.

Photographs of Miles and Root appear in the article. An article box on page eleven notes that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is dedicated to Oliver R. Grace.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1987

A composite image in which President Roosevelt is pictured on horseback with Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, Secretary of the Interior Ethan Hitchcock and General Henry Clark Corbin standing to the left and right of the horse.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-11-15

Creator(s)

Unknown

A composite image in which President Roosevelt sits on horseback, surrounded by Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, and General Henry Clark Corbin.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-11-15

Creator(s)

Clinedinst, Barnett McFee, 1862-1953

Collection of newspaper clippings of articles, photographs, and maps showing some of the actors, naval vessels, and events making up parts of the Spanish-American war. Includes some handwritten notes and hand-colored photographs.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1898

Creator(s)

Jacobi, Joseph B. (Joseph Benedict), 1881-1958

Lieutenant General Nelson Appleton Miles holds a paper that reads, “Order of retirement from active service,” as he walks away from Adjutant General Henry Clark Corbin and President Roosevelt, who both hold papers that say, “Git!”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08

Creator(s)

Bradford, Walter R., 1872-1925

Secretary of the Navy Morton reports positively on his experience viewing the army maneuvers. Morton’s niece is getting married in October, and he tells President Roosevelt that he intends to be gone from Washington, D.C., for about ten days to attend.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-11

Creator(s)

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911

President Roosevelt rejoices that Mayor Wells has given him the keys to the city of St. Louis. A teddy bear holds the keys while a policeman prevents Thomas Henry Carter, Henry Clark Corbin, and former President Grover Cleveland from exiting a building.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-04-30

Creator(s)

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949

President Roosevelt discusses the potential promotions of Major Generals John C. Bates and Henry Clark Corbin.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-09-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was sorry to hear about Major George M. Barber, but comments that “a man who gets drunk at such a time and under such circumstances is utterly useless.” He thanks W. Cameron Forbes for what he tried to do for James Andrew Drain, and was interested to read Forbes’s account of his work with Governor-General of the Philippines Henry C. Ide. Roosevelt believes Lieutenant General Henry Clark Corbin’s plan to merge troops is a good one.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-07-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Elizabeth Mills Reid describes a dinner party she gave with many notable politicians. She discusses the many reasons she is confident that President Roosevelt will be reelected later in the year and describes in detail all of the reasons the other men considered would be poor candidates. She notes a worry that the army’s vote is shifting from Republican loyalty from General Henry C. Corbin. She also discusses criticism of some of the newspapers for their partisanship.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-26

Creator(s)

Reid, Elizabeth Mills, 1858-1931

Governor of Moro Province Wood asks Assistant Adjutant-General Simpson for a copy of Commander Lucien Young’s testimony from the Senate Military Committee. According to a newspaper report, Commander Young made statements that will require Wood to take action against him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-21

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Secretary of War Root encloses a copy of a proposed bill to create the office of Military Secretary in the War Department.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-07

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937