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President Roosevelt received General Butt’s letter and says the shot being fired was a “newspaper yarn.” Roosevelt asks to see Butt in Washington, D.C., to discuss the infantry drill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-19
James Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, writes to President Roosevelt regarding an article by Captain Soloviev, and discusses the importance of infantry and bayonet use in battles. Bell also refers to other observations from Japanese and Russian battles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-10
President Roosevelt warns Lieutenant General Chaffee, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, that the Army should be wary of adopting too many methods of the Japanese army simply because of its recent success against the Russians. Roosevelt believes in particular its emphasis on bayonet practice would not fit the American military. Its arrangements in terms of quartermasters and commissaries, however, are admirable, and he encourages Chaffee to organize plans for embarking and provisioning an army.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-03
Edward Davis relays military orders concerning troop drills in the Philippines from General Leonard Wood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-15
Summary and review of the French military maneuvers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-20
Hermann Speck von Sternburg reviews the uses, training, and equipment of mounted infantry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-05