Transportation, Military Archives - Theodore Roosevelt Center

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Army War College

President Roosevelt requests that the Army War College focus on better organization and training for army pack trains, insisting that there should be at least one full pack train with every squadron of cavalry. He suggests looking to the work of General Leonard Wood, Hugh Lenox Scott, and Henry W. Daly in the Philippines, and General Thomas Henry Barry in Cuba for examples of pack train organization.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Fred C. Ainsworth

President Roosevelt directs Acting Secretary of War Ainsworth to commission the transport ship Sumner. Ainsworth is not to charter other transports until ordered.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Frank Ross McCoy to Theodore Roosevelt

Captain Frank Ross McCoy thanks President Roosevelt for giving him a share of the credit for improving the army’s horsemanship standards. McCoy wishes that he could have joined Roosevelt on his ride to Warrenton, which he feels set an excellent example for lazy officers. Although McCoy envies Roosevelt’s current aide, Captain Archibald Willingham Butt, he is glad to have implemented real improvements to the cavalry during his own tenure in the position. McCoy hopes that, before March 4, Roosevelt can suggest to the committee revising the Field Service Regulations that the organization and training of army pack trains be improved. Packing for cavalry is becoming a “lost art.” McCoy also shares his plans for Presidents’ Day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-02

Creator(s)

McCoy, Frank Ross, 1874-1954

Telegram from Fred C. Ainsworth to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of War Ainsworth replies to President Roosevelt’s telegram, reporting that troops are prepared and ready to move. The transport ship Sumner is ready to take troops to Cuba unless Roosevelt replies to the contrary.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-25

Creator(s)

Ainsworth, Fred C. (Fred Crayton), 1852-1934

Memorandum from Maurice Latta to Rudolph Forster

Maurice Latta asks Rudolph Forster to inform General Fred C. Ainsworth that President Roosevelt has approved making public the commissioning of the Sumner. All that is needed to move troops to Cuba, if peace talks fail, is to charter transports.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-25

Creator(s)

Latta, Maurice, 1869-1948

Telegram from Truman Handy Newberry to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry informs President Roosevelt that the press is aware of the movement of ships and troops towards Cuba. Newberry asks how much information they should share.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-25

Creator(s)

Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945

Telegram from Elihu Root to Alvey A. Adee

Secretary of State Root communicates his travel plans to Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee at the White House, saying he will sail from Colon, Panama, through Cartagena, Colombia, and eventually up the Potomac River to Piney Point, Maryland. He says President Roosevelt telegraphed him, saying that he will have the ship Dolphin or Sylph ready to transport Root to the capitol the morning of September 30.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-21

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Telegram from George Albert Converse to Theodore Roosevelt

Admiral Converse telegrams from Cienfuegos that warship Dixie is headed to Monte Cristi. Converse notes armistice had been broken by lawless bands. He has sufficient men for now, with the warship Cleveland sending replacements.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-21

Creator(s)

Converse, George Albert, 1844-1909

Telegram from Truman Handy Newberry to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry received correspondence from Commander William F. Fullam in Cienfuegos. The warship Dixie has sailed for Monte Cristi, with the Cleveland ready to replace it. British subjects are asking for American help with lawless bands breaking the armistice agreement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-21

Creator(s)

Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945

Telegram from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root is leaving Cartagena, Colombia, on September 24. He asks President Roosevelt to have ships Dolphin or Sylph meet him at Piney Point, Maryland. Regarding the speech, Root wants more time to familiarize himself with the material and course of campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-21

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

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

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-06-09

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

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

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1898

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

Memorandum from James Franklin Bell to Theodore Roosevelt

James Franklin Bell, Chief of Staff of the War Department, informs President Roosevelt of the number of ships available to transport troops to Cuba and the approximate number of troops they could hold. Bell notes that issues may arise with state quarantine regulations for ships after they visit Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-25

Creator(s)

Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919

Telegram from Henry Glass to William H. Moody

Admiral Glass believes that the canoes assembling at Caledonia Bay are to be used to transport Colombian troops from Titumati to the Chagres River or Bayano. American forces need to hold San Blas Bay to prevent this movement. Glass reviews the Panamanian and American forces in the region that could oppose an invasion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-25

Creator(s)

Glass, Henry, 1844-1908