File-1-001-H169
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The first photograph in this collection is a picture of General Weeler and Theodorre Roosevelt in their uniforms. The sides of the two pictures say "Keystone View Company Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y., Portland, Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus.". Below the second photograph, it says "V26119- Major Gen. Wheeler, Col. Wood, Lieut. Col. Roosevelt, Major Brodie, Major Dunn and Chaplain Brown". On the back is a typed description of the photograph that reads (V26119) MAJ.- GEN. WHEELER, COL. WOOD, LT.- COL. ROOSEVELT, MAJ. BRODIE, MAJ. DUNN AND CHAP. BROWN When the gove event called for volunteers for the Spanish-American war both North and South responded. The boys from both parts fought side by side. It helped to bring about a more friendly feeling than had existed since the Civil War. Major General Joseph Wheeler was an old Confederate soldier. He fought at Shiloh and commanded the Confederate cavalry at the battles of Chattanooga and Chicamauga. He harassed Sherman on his march to the sea. President McKinley in May, 1898, made him a Major-General of Volunteers and he was in command of the cavalry at Santiago. He was senior officer in the battle of San Juan Hill, and when Santiago surrendered he was one of the commissioners who made settlement arrangements. Later he fought in the Philippines as a member of the regular army. JOHN A. MARTZ 700 5/13 TO PUBLIC LIBRAY, HUNTSVILLE, AL. Colonel Wood was a graduate of Harvard Medical School, and had fought the Indians. He and Roosevelt raised the company of Rough Riders. When Santiago surrendered he was put in charge of that city till the Spaniards left the island. He was Governor-General of Cuba until that country formed a government of its own. Later he served in the Philippines. In 1920, General Wood was one of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination for President. He is a Progressive Republican. He was made president of University of Pennsylvania but resigned became President Harding asked him to go again to the Philippines. Theodore Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy and it was largely due to him that Admiral Dewey was in the far East ready to attack Manila. Copyright by The Keystone View Company". |
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