The negro must fight
France and Britain have allowed “Negroes” to fight in their armies and the American army should allow the same.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-05-06
Your TR Source
France. Armée
American Legion lays cornerstone of Roosevelt Bridge at Château-Thierry
On August 23, 1921, as part of its French tour, the American Legion delegation attended the ceremonies of laying the cornerstone for the Roosevelt Bridge, which was built to replace the bridge the Germans destroyed in 1918 over the Marne River in Château-Thierry, France. The bridge was named after Theodore Roosevelt and his son Quentin who was killed in action in France. Camera pans the town, the many French and American dignitaries and soldiers attending the event, and the Marne River; final sequence is long shots of the formal dedication ceremony. Identified on the extreme left of group are: Franklin D’Olier, former National Commander, and Major John G. Emery, current National Commander of the American Legion.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1921-08
Letter from Henry G. Sharpe to William H. Taft
Commissary General Sharpe sends Secretary of War Taft his recommendations for organization, recruitment, and promotion in the United States Army Supply Department, based on his studies of the British, French, and German armies and their supply networks. Sharpe suggests combining a number of departments into a new Supply Department and establishing new regulations for officer promotions. He also encourages the Transportation Department to establish depots of supplies throughout the country that could be quickly mobilized in times of need. Sharpe provides Taft with a list of changes he, as Secretary of War, could implement by his own directive, as well as those requiring approval from Congress.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-26
TR’s return from Africa, 1910. Part 1
TR returns from his African hunting trip through the countries of Sudan, France, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Great Britain, and finally his reception in New York City. There are views of: 1) his riverboat on the Nile River in Sudan; 2) TR’s visit in Paris with French Ambassador Jules Jusserand, Gen. Jean B. Dalstein, American Ambassador Robert Bacon, and Mrs. Bacon; his trip to Issy-les-Moulineaux; TR reviewing French troops with Jusserand, Bacon, and Dalstein at Vincennes on Apr. 27, 1910; and TR leaving the University of Paris (Sorbonne) on Apr. 23, 1910; 3) TR with Prince Christian and others in Denmark May 2-3, 1910; 4) TR and King Haakon in Christiania (now Oslo) on May 4-6, 1910; 5) views of Berlin including the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag; TR, Kaiser Wilhelm, the Kaiserin, and others leaving the University of Berlin on May 12, 1910
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1910
Report on the supply system of the British, French, and German Armies, with recommendations
A report details the structures of the British, French, and German Armies. The report discusses topics such as departments, divisions, duties, promotion and retirement, recruitment, organizational structure, and more.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-26
French army manoeuvres
Summary and review of the French military maneuvers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-20