Roster of cavalry officers
Roster of cavalry officers of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, including name and rank.
Collection
Creation Date
1898
Your TR Source
Spanish-American War (1898)
Telegram from John Campbell Greenway to Alice White Greenway
John Campbell Greenway is well, will muster out tomorrow, and will be home in two weeks.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-09-11
Telegram from John Campbell Greenway to Alice White Greenway
John Campbell Greenway has mustered out of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry and will return home soon.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-09-16
Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Gilbert Christian Greenway
John Campbell Greenway recounts the recent difficulties his regiment has faced while preparing to ship to Cuba. They are currently sitting in port as there are rumors that the Spanish fleet is nearby.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-06-09
Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Alice White Greenway
John Campbell Greenway recounts his travels en route to Tampa, Florida. Greenway is in good spirits and is enjoying the excitement of life as a soldier.
Collection
Creation Date
1898
Letter from Joseph A. Burr to John Campbell Greenway
Joseph A. Burr acknowledges John Campbell Greenway’s willingness to say a few words about his experiences in Cuba at the upcoming dinner. The dinner committee has furnished some words to help Greenway’s toast.
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Creation Date
1899-02-23
Letter from W. W. Skiddy to John Campbell Greenway
William Wheelwright Skiddy invites John Campbell Greenway to attend a reception given by the Yale Club of New York for the Harvard Club. Governor Roosevelt has been invited to speak about the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt has agreed to attend if Greenway accepts. Skiddy requests that Greenway write to Roosevelt to advise him of his attendance.
Collection
Creation Date
1899-02-03
Letter from Joseph A. Burr to John Campbell Greenway
Joseph A. Burr and the Yale Alumni Association would like John Campbell Greenway to attend the annual meeting of the Yale Alumni Association of Brooklyn and speak about his experiences during the Spanish-American War. Governor Roosevelt has said he would attend if Greenway is present.
Collection
Creation Date
1899-01-17
Synopsis of speech before the Long Island Yale Alumni Association
John Campbell Greenway describes his experiences enlisting for and serving in the Spanish-American War, including the events leading to the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Collection
Creation Date
1899-03-03
Message of the President of the United States communicated to the two houses of Congress at the beginning of the first session of the Fifty-eighth Congress
President Roosevelt encourages Congress to ratify the commercial treaty with Cuba.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-11-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes
Colonel Roosevelt finally has a tent, secretary, and typewriter so he can work on his correspondence. He regrets that he is mostly writing to the families of dead and wounded men. The campaign has been rough with hard fighting but the regiment has performed well. The “cowpuncher” and university men have both been able to show their grit. Robert Harry Munro Ferguson has done well and was promoted to lieutenant. There were many unpleasant experiences but the charge up San Juan Hill “paid for it all many times over.”
Collection
Creation Date
1898-07-31
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John W. Weeks
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt introduces John Campbell Greenway. Greenway has a matter he would like to discuss with Secretary Weeks.
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Creation Date
1923-09-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt will likely volunteer for the war as part of a regiment of mounted riflemen. He expects to be a lieutenant colonel. Robert Harry Munro Ferguson will go as well, and although Roosevelt cannot promise a commission, he will be glad to have him.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-04-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt expects to join the volunteer regiment next week. Officers will be elected and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson should be able to get a commission. Equipment and a horse will be provided but Ferguson should purchase his own uniform. Roosevelt recommends a uniform from Brooks Brothers.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-04-28
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has received Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s letter. Ferguson’s equipment will be furnished and Roosevelt will telegraph Ferguson when he is needed. He suggests bringing a rubber blanket and plaid.
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Creation Date
1898-04-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt regrets having to instruct Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to obtain an “ordinary soldier’s uniform” instead of khaki, but the khaki uniforms cannot be obtained in time and Roosevelt believes that it is better if the “gentlemen rankers” be dressed the same as the other troopers. Ferguson should stay in touch with Mr. Taylor and may need to travel ahead of Roosevelt.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-05-01
Roosevelt and the war with Spain
Using his access to Theodore Roosevelt’s correspondence, Joseph Bucklin Bishop examines Roosevelt’s time as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and his contributions during the lead up to the Spanish-American War.
Collection
Creation Date
1919-11
Plucky riders postcard
Color postcard with illustrations of General Wood and Theodore Roosevelt, each flanked by small battle scenes. On the reverse side is a short history of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, the unit popularly known as the Rough Riders.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
Unknown
Rough Rider photographs and illustrations
Photographs and illustrations from the September 24, 1898, edition of Harper’s Weekly magazine. The front cover has a full page black and white photograph of Theodore Roosevelt standing in his Rough Rider uniform. There are three pages of black and white illustrations of the Rough Riders in Cuba and parading in the United States.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1898-09-24
The Rough Riders
Color print reproduction of “The Rough Riders,” a National Guard Heritage Painting by Mort Kunstler. The painting depicts soldiers of the Rough Riders fighting their way up Kettle Hill on foot with a mounted Theodore Roosevelt leading the charge. Below the image is a description of the history of the Rough Riders.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1985