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President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Root that General Nelson Appleton Miles made his request public with the intention of discrediting the administration and American authorities in the Philippines. Roosevelt does not believe Miles understands the situation or the nature of current campaigns since the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-19
President Roosevelt reviewed the official reports of Wounded Knee, including those by Edward Settle Godfrey, and informs Cyrus Townsend Brady that there is no doubt of what occurred. Roosevelt is not surprised if Godfrey knows why he did not promote him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-20
President Roosevelt defends the promotion of General Leonard Wood and the administration’s refusal to commend General Nelson Appleton Miles upon his retirement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-22
President Roosevelt would be pleased to receive the books and is glad that Cyrus Townsend Brady’s son is at Harvard. Roosevelt read the Henry article with great interest but is questioning Edward Godfrey’s mastery of his men.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-21
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Secretary of War Root presents the case of Colonel Edward Settle Godfrey. Godfrey does not retire until October 9, 1907. He served for three months during the American Civil War and was involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre. Root recommends no action be taken in the case.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-22