Letter from Seth Bullock to Theodore Roosevelt
Seth Bullock informs Theodore Roosevelt that his suggestion from the previous summer regarding a volunteer cavalry regiment has “been quietly followed.” Bullock even tried to dissuade “some of the best material” from joining the National Guard by hinting he would be recruiting for a cavalry regiment. Since then, he has been “almost swamped” with word from those who want to join. Bullock recommends Philip Henry Sheridan as Colonel even though “our Western riders don’t fancy West Pointers,” and concludes with a postscript that Kermit Roosevelt is the only officer he has selected thus far.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-07-01