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Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Major Joseph Ernst Kuhn on his observations of the defenses near Port Arthur (Manchuria).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-12
President Roosevelt tells William Sturgis Bigelow the book is the “most interesting present I have received.” Roosevelt especially enjoyed the night photographs of the lions. The president also remarks, “Banzai! How the fur will fly when Nogi joins Ōyama!”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-07
Richard Barry, a war correspondent with the Japanese army, writes to tell Roosevelt of an American-style celebration on July 4 with the Third Japanese Army hosted by himself and other Americans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-05
The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on the positions and movements of the Russian and Japanese armies during the Battle of Mudken, which took place along the Hun River near the Manchurian city of Mukden, now Shenyang in the province of Liaoning. The report also details the movements of Russia’s Third Pacific Fleet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-10
William Sturgis Bigelow has just sent President Roosevelt a book of animal photography on the “chance of your stocking being still up.” In a postscript, Bigelow mentions press coverage of the Russo-Japanese war, and that Europe has been asking Roosevelt to mediate between the powers, and comments that he feels like the Japanese will end the war themselves soon enough through victory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-03
The Office of Naval Intelligence provides a brief update on the status and movements of the Japanese and Russian naval forces.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-13