United States. Army

Thomas Henry Barry describes his recent introduction to Czar Nicholas II in a letter to President Roosevelt. At this time, Barry was serving as an observer of the Russo-Japanese War. He mentions the Czar’s kindness to Barry’s companions, Colonel Hoff and Captain Cloman. Barry also points out how helpful the American ambassador, George von Lengerke Meyer, has been.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-21

Adna Romanza Chaffee forwards a report from Captain March on his observations with the Japanese Army.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-02

Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Lieutenant Fortescue on his observations of the defenses near Port Arthur (Manchuria).

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-17

William Barnes asks Senator Platt to endorse the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Hobbs to the rank of Brigadier General.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-17

Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Captain Morrison on his observations with the Japanese Army.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-14

Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Major Joseph Ernst Kuhn on his observations of the defenses near Port Arthur (Manchuria).

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-12

List of major government expenditures for 1904.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904

President Roosevelt peeks out of the “President’s Office / Army Affairs” at an old woman labeled the “meddlesome Senate.” She holds a bag: “Brownsville.”

comments and context

Comments and Context

This cartoon by J. H. “Hal” Donahey carried a direct observation about the current political situation, but also spoke to a larger subtext that contemporary readers would understand, but posterity would not, immediately.

Secretary of War Elihu Root holds a rope that is attached to a “Lieut-Gen. in command” chair on which General Nelson Appleton Miles sits, typing at a typewriter. Miles has typed reports and speeches already, and is currently typing: “My charges against the Army: looting, water cure, murder, favoritism.” Root taps President Roosevelt on the shoulder and presents the rope to him, directing him to pull the chair out from underneath Miles.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-20

Uncle Sam, wearing boots (one that says “Army” and the other that says “Navy”), marches forward with a shovel and a pail toward “Panama.” Beside him is an elephant holding a shovel. President Roosevelt is in the distance away from Panama waving a white paper.

comments and context

Comments and Context

In the last week of February 1907 President Roosevelt held White Houses conferences with Theodore P. Shonts, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC) and Secretary of War William H. Taft over progress on the Panama Canal’s construction. After some challenges and delays, many caused by the necessity to choose between precise routes, health matters, and festering personnel problems, pathways of both geographical and organization natures were in place.

Soldiers walk in formation on a road accompanied by several mounted men. Judging by the soldiers’ heavy clothing, it must be winter. This group may be the 26th Infantry, Theodore and Archibald Roosevelt’s regiment. Following sequence is of biplanes flying in formation. Third sequence is shot at a hangar where men appear to be preparing a plane for flight. The second and third sequences may be of Quentin Roosevelt’s squadron, the 95th. The last sequence probably represents Kermit Roosevelt’s regiment, the 7th Field Artillery. In this sequence a group of men load and fire a cannon. Location undetermined; film, or portions of it, probably shot in France.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1918

Two segments of Theodore Roosevelt during a midwestern speaking tour in support of military preparedness. On September 27, 1917, Roosevelt visited the officers’ training camp at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Views of troops marching past a reviewing stand for inspection by Roosevelt and several civilian and military personnel; identified on the platform with Roosevelt are Captain Georges Etienne Bertrand (wearing beret), a visiting Frenchman who instructed the trainees in trench warfare, and Colonel James A. Ryan, commanding officer of Fort Sheridan. Roosevelt addresses the troops after the review. The second segment shows scenes from a parade staged in Roosevelt’s honor in Chicago on April 28, 1917. Views of men on horseback who appear to be mounted police, sailors, and cavalry. View of Roosevelt standing and waving his hat in an open touring car; identified in the car with Roosevelt are Arthur Meeker and Samuel Insull, Chicago businessmen who are members of the welcoming committee, and other unidentified men.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1917

On August 23, 1921, as part of its French tour, the American Legion delegation attended the ceremonies of laying the cornerstone for the Roosevelt Bridge, which was built to replace the bridge the Germans destroyed in 1918 over the Marne River in Château-Thierry, France. The bridge was named after Theodore Roosevelt and his son Quentin who was killed in action in France. Camera pans the town, the many French and American dignitaries and soldiers attending the event, and the Marne River; final sequence is long shots of the formal dedication ceremony. Identified on the extreme left of group are: Franklin D’Olier, former National Commander, and Major John G. Emery, current National Commander of the American Legion.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1921-08

Colonel Murray recommends Edward T. Donnelly for an appointment as a Lieutenant in the Regular Army.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-12-31

The Civilian Conservation Corps company executive officer stands with his dog next to a camp building in the North Unit of the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1936-1937

Matthew Elting Hanna reports on the “sanitary, social, political, and economical conditions” of Santiago de Cuba.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-03

The “Anti” press has reemerged and is extolling the virtues of Tom Loftin Johnson. Requests are also being made for the removal of Secretary of War Elihu Root for “upholding brutalities” in the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-25

President Roosevelt has approved the request of General Miles to inspect the Army serving in the Philippines.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-26

Rules and regulations for the army and navy maneuvers which will simulate an enemy fleet’s surprise attempt to secure a naval base near Newport, Rhode Island, or the eastern entrance of Long Island Sound.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

General Nelson Appleton Miles’s application to inspect the Army in Philippines has been approved with the understanding that the inspection will be confined to the conditions of the Army.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-19