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This article describes the participation of Theodore Roosevelt’s sons in fighting in France. Ted was recently wounded and awarded a medal, Archie was also wounded, and Quentin was killed. Kermit is fighting in Mesopotamia.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-25
This article discusses Theodore Roosevelt and Archie Roosevelt, wounded in France, as well as Quentin Roosevelt, killed in action.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-25
This article discusses the death of Quentin Roosevelt, and Theodore Roosevelt’s injury in France. Kermit Roosevelt is fighting in Mesopotamia.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article discusses the death of Quentin Roosevelt and the wounding of Theodore Roosevelt in France. Ted’s photograph is included.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article describes the participation of three of Theodore Roosevelt’s sons in fighting in France. Ted was recently wounded and awarded a medal, Archie was also wounded and Quentin was killed.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article describes Quentin Roosevelt’s death, Archibald Roosevelt’s injury, and most recently, Theodore Roosevelt’s injury.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article describes the participation of three of Theodore Roosevelt’s sons in fighting in France. Ted was recently wounded and awarded a medal, Archie was also wounded, and Quentin was killed.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article describes the participation of three of Theodore Roosevelt’s sons in fighting in France. Ted was recently wounded and awarded a medal, Archie was also wounded, and Quentin was killed.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article discusses the roles of Theodore Roosevelt’s four sons in World War I. Ted was recently wounded and received a medal; Kermit is in Mesopotamia with the English; Archie was also wounded; and Quentin was killed in an air battle.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article discusses Theodore Roosevelt, wounded in France, and his brother Quentin, killed in Chambry.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article describes the participation of three of Theodore Roosevelt’s sons in fighting in France. Ted was recently wounded and awarded a medal, Archie was also wounded, and Quentin was killed.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article discusses the roles of Theodore Roosevelt’s four sons in World War I. Ted was recently wounded and received a medal; Kermit is in Mesopotamia with the English; Archie was also wounded; and Quentin was killed in an air battle.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-23
This article discusses the roles of Theodore Roosevelt’s four sons in World War I. Ted was recently wounded and received a medal; Kermit is in Mesopotamia with the English; Archie was also wounded; and Quentin was killed in an air battle.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-23
This articles discusses Theodore Roosevelt, who was wounded weeks after his brother Quentin Roosevelt’s death in Chambry.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07
Booklet honoring the memory of “Captain Lord Lucas, Royal Flying Corps, Killed November 3, 1916.” The booklet belonged to Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917
Cartoon depicting the grim reaper at a gravestone for soldiers from the Spanish-American War. At the bottom it reads, “Shall this monument be erected to political incompetence and corruption?”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit from Dark Harbor, Maine where he and Mother are staying with Ethel Roosevelt Derby and mourning Quentin Roosevelt. He says Ethel’s son Richard has been a great comfort for Mother and he hopes they will send Archie Roosevelt home soon. Roosevelt says Quentin’s death has been in every newspaper and has helped unite the country.
1918-07-28
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about mourning Quentin Roosevelt and how upset he is Flora Payne Whitney was not able to go to Europe and marry him before he died. Roosevelt tells Kermit to write to Rudyard Kipling and that he will not give him any advice on machine guns or tanks because he trusts Kermit’s judgment. He is upset to have to sit and watch everything happen because he is too old to help.
1918-08-18
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about the amazing things American newspapers are saying about Roosevelt’s four sons and how they contrast them with German Kaiser Wilhelm II’s sons. He says Quentin Roosevelt’s grave has been discovered and his fiancee Flora Payne Whitney will stay with Ethel Roosevelt Derby. Roosevelt talks of letters from Belle Roosevelt and Aunt Emily Tyler Carow and how he is doing all he can to get people to speed up the war.
1918-08-10
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say nineteen of his letters arrived in one day. Roosevelt discusses his views on the author Thomas Hardy and literature in general. He writes about Quentin Roosevelt’s death and how Mother and Quentin’s fiancee Flora Payne Whitney are doing. He adds he wrote to General John Pershing regarding Kermit being assigned to machine gun work.
1918-08-04