Medal of Honor

James B. Martin examines the tumultuous relationship between Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles and President Theodore Roosevelt during the first two years of Roosevelt’s administration. Martin details Miles’s impressive record as a field officer, earning the Medal of Honor during the Civil War, and he shows how he was not as well prepared to fight bureaucratic battles in Washington, D.C., as the Commanding General of the Army. Martin looks at the issues that caused a breach between Miles and Roosevelt, including Miles’s criticism of American actions in the Philippines. Martin covers the role played by Secretaries of War Russell A. Alger and Elihu Root, and he lays most of the blame for the Miles-Roosevelt dispute at the feet of Miles, but he does note that Roosevelt’s large ego and decision not to forcibly retire Miles contributed to the feud.

Photographs of Miles and Root appear in the article. An article box on page eleven notes that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is dedicated to Oliver R. Grace.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1987

Report on the visit of President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan to the graves of General Theodore Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt at the Normandy American cemetery in France, June 6, 1984. The article focuses mainly on Theodore Roosevelt, reviewing his military and civilian career, and his service record in World War II. The article quotes from the citation for his Medal of Honor, and it discusses the burial arrangements of the Roosevelt brothers.

A quotation from General Omar N. Bradley praising Theodore Roosevelt is found in a box at the bottom of the page.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1984

John G. Terino notes that President Roosevelt issued an executive order mandating that winners of the Medal of Honor come to Washington, D.C. to have their medal given to them by the president in a “‘formal and impressive'” ceremony.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1984

Creator(s)

Terino, John G.

William Davison Johnston records the achievements of Captain Edward L. Beach, United States Navy, both for his heroic service aboard submarines during World War II, as well as his command of the USS Triton which completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe in 1960. Johnston also notes Beach’s considerable body of work as an author of both fiction and nonfiction titles on naval topics. Johnston compares Beach to Theodore Roosevelt and finds him a worthy recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal.

Photographs of Theodore Roosevelt, a great grandson of President Roosevelt, and of Beach at the award ceremony accompany the citation.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1983-10-27

Four letters written by Theodore Roosevelt to President William McKinley from June to October 1898 about the war in Cuba. Two of the letters deal with the military campaign; one concerns the threat posed to U.S. troops by malaria; and in the last Roosevelt makes the case that he should be awarded the Medal of Honor.

A photograph of Roosevelt in his military uniform accompanies the letters.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1981

John A. Gable reviews Nathan Miller’s The Roosevelt Chronicles, a history of the Roosevelt family in America. He acknowledges that Miller covers the lives of the well known Roosevelts: Theodore, Franklin, Eleanor, and Alice Longworth, but he believes that the real value of the book comes from its examination of lesser known members of the famous family. Gable looks at four of these figures: Nicholas Roosevelt, a pioneer in steamboats; James Roosevelt Bayley, an important figure in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church; Robert B. Roosevelt, Theodore’s uncle, who was a conservationist; and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Theodore’s son, who would earn the Medal of Honor for his actions on D-Day, 1944.

Frederick W. Marks describes the research he undertook for his book Velvet on Iron, and surveys the historiography of Theodore Roosevelt beginning in the 1920s. He argues that there persists a divide between his record as a restrained diplomat and the perception “of him as bellicose and impulsive.

A photograph of Marks accompanies his article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Constitution and by-laws of the United States Medal of Honor Club created to promote companionship and fraternal feeling among medal winners. Includes a circular letter from Llewellyn G. Estes advertising benefits of membership. Winners of the Medal of Honor first met on March 31, 1904.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905

Creator(s)

United States Medal of Honor Club

Based on the findings of the Court of Inquiry, the author directs the Department of the Navy to nominate Chief Gunner’s Mate Mons Monssen for a Medal of Honor or other appropriate recognition for his heroism during the incident on the battleship Missouri.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-14

Creator(s)

Unknown

Based on the findings of the Court of Inquiry, the author directs the Department of the Navy to nominate Acting Gunner Cox for a Medal of Honor or other appropriate recognition for his heroism during the incident on the battleship Missouri. Cox was awarded the Medal of Honor on April 14, 1921.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-16

Creator(s)

Unknown

Based on the findings of the Court of Inquiry, President Roosevelt directs the Department of the Navy to nominate Gunner’s Mate First Class Charles S. Schepke for a Medal of Honor or other appropriate recognition for his heroism during the incident aboard the USS Missouri. Schepke was awarded the Medal of Honor on May 26, 1904.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Edith Andrews Logan thanks President Roosevelt for advocating on behalf of her deceased husband, Major John Alexander Logan, who has been posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine-American War. She points out that this honor will be an inheritance for her children, especially her son.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-13

Creator(s)

Logan, Edith Andrews, 1865-1953

Bradley T. Johnson has received Governor Roosevelt’s book The Rough Riders and calls it a “graphic story of a gallant feat” and compares the experience with his own charge at “The Rail Road Cut,” during the Civil War. Johnson discusses hunting, Roosevelt’s re-election campaign, and sends his love to the Roosevelt family. Johnson also mentions that he will speak with Senator Lodge around Christmas about getting Roosevelt a medal of honor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-08-07

Creator(s)

Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903