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E. R. Titton provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a commission as Major of Cavalry or Major in Quartermaster Corps in the Officer Reserve Corps.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-01-11
J. S. Fair provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a commission as Major in the Officers Reserve Corps.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-01-11
Captain Burt provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a commission in the army reserves.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-01-09
J. R. Schultz provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for the position of Major in the Officer Reserve Corps. Schultz was a fellow member of the Yale Chapter of Acacia Fraternity with Trenor.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-01-06
Major Elliot provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for Officer of the Reserve Corps. Elliot knew Trenor when he served in the 43rd U.S. Volunteer Infantry in the Philippines.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-01-09
Martin P. Burks, Dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law, provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor, who earned the degree of LL.B. in 1913.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-01-05
Acting Adjutant General Ward informs Charles P. Trenor that his son, Lieutenant William O. Trenor, is eligible for examination for appointment as lieutenant. A note at the bottom says the appointment was declined on July 27, 1901, by William O. Trenor.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1901-07-12
Theodore Roosevelt informs Thomas J. C. Williams finding out Joseph N. Huber was a sergeant in the United States Army is another reason why he would have wanted to help him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-19
President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Wright’s assessment that Captain Frank A. Cook should be reduced four files in rank and should leave a resignation with Army Chief of Staff James Franklin Bell that would become effective immediately should he ever “touch liquor again.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-06
President Roosevelt is glad to hear from Fitzhugh Lee, who is missed as “Master of Horse” and family friend. Roosevelt gives an update on Ted Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt’s career and education, respectively, and on Archie Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt’s school lives. Roosevelt is proud of Lee, and looks forward to hearing more from him while he is at the cavalry school.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-30
President Roosevelt congratulates Sergeant Brest for winning the 1908 president’s match, and on proving that a non-commissioned officer can stand with the rank and file men in the Army. Roosevelt is sure Brest is a great shot, and a fine soldier.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-26
President Roosevelt writes that Yellowstone National Park Superintendent S. B. M. Young’s letter and enclosure only confirm his feeling that the Army must be removed from the park and replaced by rangers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-12
President Roosevelt values Leonard Wood’s suggestions but is unsure how to convey them in a message to Congress. Additionally, he is not sure it is wise to ask for both a reorganization and enlargement of the army. Since becoming President, he gets enough exercise to stay healthy but is not in condition for hard work. Roosevelt will go easy in Africa and avoid mountaineering and similar activities.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-18
President Roosevelt tells Senator Smith that he cannot discuss the statement Smith says he made, as he does not remember making it. Regarding the Brownsville affair, Roosevelt affirms his right to dismiss the officers and states that Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s bill regarding the matter is “purely academic.” The investigation has shown that ten to twenty black soldiers committed the assault and many more of their comrades knew about it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-24
President Roosevelt has received First Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan’s letter of resignation. While the president understands why Ryan has to retire, he is saddened, noting that Ryan has served his country for forty years as a soldier and as a civilian.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-13
President Roosevelt thanks U.S. Chief of Staff Bell for his “long and interesting letter.” He plans to ask Bell for advice about what to say about the Army in his annual message to Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-13
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft of a recent report comparing army and navy fire control. He is concerned by the army’s “backwardness,” as evidenced by the report. Until recently, the navy showed a similar deficiency but has since improved, as can the army. Roosevelt requests Taft take up the issue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-21
Speaker of the House Cannon may think President Roosevelt is the “horse-leech’s daughter” and that he will “keep saying give-give,” according to Roosevelt. However, the enclosed letter from a respected physician refers to a matter of grave consequence to the army, but comes at little expense and Roosevelt stresses his desire that the bill is passed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-28
President Roosevelt thanks Sherrard Coleman for his nice letter. He tells Coleman that he has felt “intense indignation” at the behavior of Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Benjamin R. Tillman over the matter in question; they have humiliated themselves by doing “grave damage to the discipline of the army” and have caused “mischief” regarding race relations. He will take up the final matter in Coleman’s letter with General George Bell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-22
Senator John H. Mitchell insists that William McKinley had promised his son an appointment as captain in the Quartermaster’s Department but there is no record of such a promise. President Roosevelt would like young Mitchell to be made a first lieutenant if he does well on the examination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-18