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Daly, Henry W. (Henry William), 1850-1931

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Army War College

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Army War College

President Roosevelt requests that the Army War College focus on better organization and training for army pack trains, insisting that there should be at least one full pack train with every squadron of cavalry. He suggests looking to the work of General Leonard Wood, Hugh Lenox Scott, and Henry W. Daly in the Philippines, and General Thomas Henry Barry in Cuba for examples of pack train organization.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Frank Ross McCoy to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Frank Ross McCoy to Theodore Roosevelt

Captain Frank Ross McCoy thanks President Roosevelt for giving him a share of the credit for improving the army’s horsemanship standards. McCoy wishes that he could have joined Roosevelt on his ride to Warrenton, which he feels set an excellent example for lazy officers. Although McCoy envies Roosevelt’s current aide, Captain Archibald Willingham Butt, he is glad to have implemented real improvements to the cavalry during his own tenure in the position. McCoy hopes that, before March 4, Roosevelt can suggest to the committee revising the Field Service Regulations that the organization and training of army pack trains be improved. Packing for cavalry is becoming a “lost art.” McCoy also shares his plans for Presidents’ Day.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-02

Creator(s)

McCoy, Frank Ross, 1874-1954