Lawton, Henry Ware, 1843-1899

Solomon C. Dickey, President of the Winona Technical Institute, sends President Roosevelt a copy of the Institute’s catalog and hopes he will have a chance to read it on his way to Indianapolis. He believes Roosevelt’s presence at the convention will bring public awareness to trade schools and influence that will bring about an educational board that promotes trade schools at a national level.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-28

Creator(s)

Dickey, Solomon C. (Solomon Cravens), 1858-1920

N. E. Mitchell sends President Roosevelt a Navajo blanket which was “captured along with Geronimo and his band.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901

Creator(s)

Mitchell, N. E.

Typed excerpt from Chapter VII of Theodore Roosevelt’s Autobiography, The War of America the Unready, in which he reviews his actions during the battle for the San Juan Hills.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1913

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Jennings Bryan attempts to tear down American flags in Cuba and the Philippines. The spirit of General Henry Ware Lawton, who was killed in the Philippines, orders Bryan to “Halt!” The stripes on the American flag in the Philippines are labeled “Honor, Patriotism, Commercial Progress, National Dignity, Glory, Duty to Humanity, [and] National Self-Respect.” A headstone on the bottom right reads, “The American Soldier, who died for his country after planting this flag.”

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1900-11-07

In connection with the pending bill to provide Annie Gray Hawkins a pension, Roosevelt discusses General Hamilton Hawkins’ service during the Santiago campaign of the Spanish-American War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about the funeral of former President McKinley’s widow Ida McKinley. He then describes his trip on the train out west as he passed through Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Michigan. Roosevelt closes by saying he needs to talk to Kermit about his hunting trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt expresses concern to Vice President Fairbanks about a squabble over the Memorial Day exercises in Indianapolis at which he is to speak. He urges Fairbanks to get all the parties together, to coordinate the dedication of the statue of General Henry Ware Lawton with the exercises, and to ensure that the men of the Grand Army of the Republic are given a prominent role.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt will not attend the Memorial Day commemoration at Indianapolis unless the people who organized the statue of General Henry Ware Lawton and those representing the Grand Army of the Republic reconcile their differences. Roosevelt tells Vice President Fairbanks that the veterans of the Spanish-American War should give precedence to those of the Civil War, since the latter conflict was of “infinitely greater nature” than the former and they are much older. Fairbanks should not make this public, but “any celebration of Memorial Day must be primarily a Grand Army celebration.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Bishop Johnston for the memorial service given by his son, Mercer Green Johnston, in honor of the late Henry Ware Lawton. Roosevelt will never forget the sermon Johnston gave to his own regiment in San Antonio.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt put off writing in the hope that the Senate would confirm Leonard Wood but deliberation continues. General Miles has been showing the Senators confidential letters from Wood which refer to difficulties with General Lawton. Miles hopes to prove that Wood was disloyal to General Lawton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is having problems with the white community in Georgia because the three best state offices are held by African Americans. He also remains firm in his support for Cuban reciprocity.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Charles Fletcher Lummis wishes President Roosevelt “Good Hunting” while he is in Africa, and hopes to give him “a lot of good stuff” from his collection on Spanish America once he gets back. Lately, Lummis has been receiving “nice reminders” from those involved in the Apache Wars. Lummis attaches a signed photograph of himself and would like Roosevelt to send one of himself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-21

Creator(s)

Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

Reginald Ronalds sends President Roosevelt a Christmas present: a photo of Richard Harding Davis, Colonel Henry Ware Lawton, and Woodbury Kane taken in Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-22

Creator(s)

Ronalds, Reginald, 1865-1924

Senator H. A. Du Pont, a member of the Committee on Pensions, submits a report to the Senate on General Hamilton S. Hawkins’s service during the Battle of San Juan Hill. He includes a letter from Theodore Roosevelt that supports his statements. Du Pont proposes that because of Hawkins’s gallantry and faithful service, his widow, Annie Gray Hawkins, receives an increased pension to support her and her invalid daughter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-23

Creator(s)

United States. Congress. Senate

President Roosevelt addresses a crowd at the unveiling of the General Lawton statue in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 30, 1907. Marie asks what Harry and Ivan gave Buzz. She and Elsie hope Harry has sent him any “postals.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1907

Creator(s)

Marie

John Campbell Greenway describes his experiences enlisting for and serving in the Spanish-American War, including the events leading to the Battle of San Juan Hill.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1899-03-03

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926