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A memorandum detailing the circumstances for the removal of Colonel William F. Stewart from command of the Coast Artillery Corps and explaining the reasoning behind his placement at Fort Grant, Arizona.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-09
Secretary of War Taft gives President Roosevelt a review of the various vacancies and those appointed to fill them. He approves appointing Colonel Charles S. Smith to brigadier general based on his experience with coastal defense. However, he does not endorse the similar appointment of Colonel Medorem Crawford, describing him as a “humdrum, mediocre officer.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-18