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President Roosevelt appreciates Frank Basil Tracy’s letter about the Moro fight. He will be admitted by the usher Major Charles D. A. Loeffler, a Civil War veteran. Loeffler once shared his experience of attacking a Comanche camp and how sorry he felt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-17
Fitzhugh Lee tells President Roosevelt a great deal about his experience studying and training at the French cavalry school at Saumur. He updates Roosevelt on the number of other foreign officers there, the training schedule, and what he is learning. He also discusses the social and moral conditions of the school. Finally, he thanks Roosevelt for his friendship and support, and sends his good wishes for the family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-15
In response to President Roosevelt’s wish that he find out the availability of General Fitzhugh Lee’s two sons, Charles Laurie McCawley suggests to Benjamin F. Barnes that it would be best if he could talk to them in person rather than by correspondence. McCawley hopes that Barnes can postpone the visit until after he returns to Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-02
This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
1900
Collection of newspaper clippings of articles, photographs, and maps showing some of the actors, naval vessels, and events making up parts of the Spanish-American war. Includes some handwritten notes and hand-colored photographs.
1898
President Roosevelt thanks Lucien Whiting Powell for the painting of the Grand Canyon. He also informs him that his current aide is Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., son of General Fitzhugh Lee, under whom Powell served.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-11
Sheet music for the patriotic song “For Victory of Our Country’s Flag,” which celebrates the American military heroes of the Spanish-American War. The song is dedicated to the United States Army and Navy. The cover features a large American flag and photographs of prominent individuals from the war, including Governor Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1899
Hugh Gordon Miller addresses the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York. He jokes about his previous speaking engagement in New York. He describes the historical and contemporary relationship between Virginians and New York. He celebrates the rebuilt union of states. Miller reviews the accomplishments of the United States and New South since the American Civil War. He teases about Kentucky’s politics. He pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, William McKinley, and Rough Riders. Miller regrets that the South is aligned with the Democratic Party and calls on Republicans in the North to help settle “the problem of the suffrage and of the races.” Miller concludes with a vision of the ideal United States. Club President Henry Edwin Tremain introduces Senator John M. Thurston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-02-12
President McKinley rides an elephant driven by Marcus A. Hanna. The elephant is carrying Russell A. Alger, Nelson Dingley, William R. Day, and William T. Sampson. A second elephant follows, and a group of men that includes “Nelson A. Miles, Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Wheeler, Fitzhugh Lee, Henry C. Lodge, William R. Shafter, Winfield S. Schley, John T. Morgan, Cushman K. Davis, George Dewey,” and others, march alongside under the standard “Imperialism for Ever.” A group of disgruntled men sit on the roadside, watching the procession.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-01-18
Former Confederate general Fitzhugh Lee stands next to the fox hide labeled “The Old Virginia Fox, Mahone” that he has nailed to a door. Behind the door is a saddle labeled “The Treason-Stained Saddle.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-11-11