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President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Taft for his opinion on a series of five orders regarding practice marches which he is considering issuing meant to make them “as attractive as possible to the enlisted men.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-05
President Roosevelt thanks Rudolph Aronson for composing a march for him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-21
Lieutenant Colonel Wotherspoon reports to William Loeb that the results of General Lee’s inspection of the Sixth Field Battery’s condition are favorable. Lee reports to the War Department that the command and the men should be commended for the march. Wotherspoon encloses the report for President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-23
Lieutenant Colonel Wotherspoon writes to President Roosevelt regarding the one thousand mile march of the U.S. Army’s Sixth Field Battery. The march, while successfully completed, has received criticism from the public and press who claim that the men and animals were exhausted by the ordeal, even causing the death of one individual. The War Department has ordered an investigation in the matter. In light of the criticism, Wotherspoon believes it might be wiser for Roosevelt to delay sending a letter of admiration and congratulations to the commander until the investigation has produced results.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-15
J. M. Lee, Brigadier General, writes to W. H. Hall, Military Secretary, War Department, regarding the Sixth Field Artillery march from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Lee details the condition of the men and horses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-17
Lieutenant Colonel Wotherspoon congratulates Captain Gatchell on a march from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-15
President Roosevelt tells Army Chief of Staff Bell about Leonard Wood’s update about the recent field training. Roosevelt requests that Bell create a report of the commands which have had trouble with the practice marches.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-17
Sheet music for “The Rough Riders’ March,” an instrumental tribute to the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, popularly known as the Rough Riders, who fought in the Spanish-American War.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1903
Sheet music for “Keep Time,” a patriotic march dedicated to President Roosevelt. The cover features a shield topped with an illustrated eagle and American flags. On the left of the shield are marching soldiers in blue uniforms. On the right of the shield are soldiers in dress uniform and women in evening gowns dancing.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1906
Sheet music for “Rough Riders March,” an instrumental march in tribute to the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, popularly known as the Rough Riders.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Sheet music for “Hail to the Nation,” an instrumental march dedicated to Alice Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1902
Sheet music for “Roosevelt March and Two Step,” an instrumental march in honor of Governor Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Sheet music for “The Presidential Campaign,” a campaign march for President Roosevelt’s 1904 presidential campaign.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Sheet music for “Chicago Jubilee March,” a song celebrating the 100th anniversary of Chicago, Illinois. The song is dedicated to President Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1903
Sheet music for “Cosmopolitan America,” an instrumental march which was named the official march of the Republican 1904 presidential campaign. The cover features a photograph of the composer, Helen May Butler, in a marching uniform above an illustration of a city skyline with several well-dressed figures.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Sheet music for “American Eagle March,” a patriotic march dedicated to President Roosevelt. The colorful cover features a bald eagle with American imagery surrounded by a decorative design. The arrangement was prepared by H. Farmer.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1902
Sheet music for “Bull Moose Romp,” a march supporting Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party. The cover features an oval portrait of Roosevelt and illustrations of two moose.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “American Heroes,” a march celebrating American military heroes from the Revolutionary War to the Spanish-American War. The cover features illustrations of seventeen of the heroes, including Theodore Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1901
Sheet music for “The American Soldier,” a patriotic march published as a supplement in Hearst’s Boston Sunday American. The cover features an illustration of a soldier on horseback with a drawn sword. The soldier bears a resemblance to President Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1905
Sheet music for “Roosevelt Grand March and Two Step,” an instrumental tribute to President Roosevelt. The cover features a formal portrait of Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1905