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Fred C. Ainsworth, Adjutant General of the United States Army, writes to Assistant Secretary of War Oliver regarding the Army service record of Leonard Wilson under General Joseph Wheeler. Although General Wheeler’s report has not been found, several people have attested to Wilson’s effectiveness.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-20
Army Chief of Staff Chaffee provides Secretary of War Taft with a list of colonels for President Roosevelt’s consideration for promotion to brigadier general.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-29
Secretary of War Taft submits the Army Chief of Staff’s recommendations for filling vacant brigadier-generalships. In addition to the submitted recommendations, Taft suggests Colonel Arthur L. Wagner and states he is one of the best strategists in the United States Army.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-30
Although John H. Parker proposes to correct any “errors of fact” made in his previous publication concerning the Santiago campaign during the Spanish-American War, such revisions will not sufficiently remedy the evil done by his first publication of questionable statements reflecting on other officers. Any future publications must be submitted to War Department for review. The report also contains a timeline of Parker’s commendations, efficiency report summaries with statements by previous commanding officers, and a list of battles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-13