Your TR Source
Acting Secretary of War Sanger has received President Roosevelt’s opinion that no officer should ever be surprised and that if an officer’s detachment is surprised he should be tried by court-martial. An investigation has been started regarding the loss of Company “C,” Ninth Regiment on Samar, Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-02
General MacArthur sends Adjutant General Corbin a list of soldiers killed and wounded on April 28 and April 29 during the Philippine-American War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-06-02
Elihu Root asks Theodore Roosevelt for any information on the Philippines he has received from his sources.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-09-20
James Franklin Bell and George F. Becker provide their opinion on the progress of the Philippine-American War to Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana. Bell and Becker are dismissive of Filipino independence and advocate “vigorous military action” to “conquer the Insurgent forces.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-08-01