The Rough Riders
American diplomat James Jeffrey Roche pays homage to President Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in a short poem.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-12
Your TR Source
War poetry, American
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Astor Chanler
Theodore Roosevelt invites William Astor Chanler to serve with him, if he is permitted to join the war. Roosevelt writes that they share the same beliefs including the belief that “there are many worse ways of ending than in battle.” He goes on to quote a Civil War poem about death in war.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-03-12