1861-1877

Photograph

Title: [207 US Volunteers, 1st Lieutenant Ordway]

Ordway stands at attention looking to viewer's left, sabre at his left side, in front of tent with its flaps rolled down

GLC07000.06

1861-1877

Photograph

Title: [Military RR Bridge across Tennessee River at Bridgeport]

GLC07000.09

1898 ca.

Barr Photographic Company

Photograph

Title: "Lt. Col. Roosevelt and Col. Leonard Wood in Rough Riders Camp"

Image of Theodore Roosevelt standing in front of his tent. Stamp of Barr photographic company of San Antonio, Texas, on front in lower right corner. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount, along with quote "Remember the Maine," written in graphite. The caption "[R]oosevelt and Wood" appears in red ink above the image.

GLC07002.01

1898 ca.

Barr Photographic Company

Photograph

Title: "Roosevelt, Col. Theodore, and two Arizona troopers in front of second mission, San Antonio."

Image of TR on horseback with two mounted soldiers in front of southwest-style mission. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount. Caption on back reads, "Rooselvelt [sic] and 2 riders before Mission San Jose." "Roosevelt, Col. Theodore" written in red ink; remainder of caption in graphite in a different hand.

GLC07002.02

1898 ca.

Photograph

Title: "The amenities were not forgotten. In the picture of the Officer's Mess left, Col. Wood and Lt.-Col. Roosevelt sit at the head of the table."

Image of the table set for the Officers corps of the Rough Riders. Copy of the published form of this image, with above caption, found on the back of the mount.

GLC07002.03

1898 ca.

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

Photograph

Title: "Fighting Leaders: Hon. Theodore Roosevelt in campaign uniform."

Roosevelt is posed as if astride a horse, wearing campaign uniform and hat and holding riding gloves. Copyright by Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston. Completed publication form affixed to reverse.

GLC07002.04

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: "Regimental Staff. Rough Riders at Tampa."

Image of eleven Rough Riders, with Colonel Wood second man from the left, and Roosevelt third.

GLC07002.05

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: "R.H. Davis, Stephen Bonsal between T. Roosevelt talking to them "

Image of Roosevelt conversing with two reporters (Bonsal and Davis), each covering the amassing of troops for his employer. Col. Wood standing apart on the right. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" above image in red ink .

GLC07002.06

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: "Roosevelt, Wood, Davis, and Bonsal outside tent"

Roosevelt again conversing with two reporters from image #6. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" above image in red ink .

GLC07002.07

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Theodore Roosevelt and a reporter]

Roosevelt converses with Bonsal in front of camp in Tampa, Fla. A third unidentified man stands between them in the background. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.08

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: [Colonel Roosevelt outside a recruiting tent]

Roosevelt standing in front of the recruiting tent with unidentified man in civilian clothes. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.09

1898 ca.

Burton, James, fl. 1898

Photograph

Title: "Col. Roosevelt and Japa[nese] attaché at Tampa"

Image of Roosevelt and Japanese attaché, both on horseback, with the former facing away from the camera and the latter facing towards it. Title from verso. A tear on the top left of the photograph partially obscures the title.

GLC07002.10

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: Profile of Roosevelt on horseback.

Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front.

GLC07002.11

1898 ca.

Photograph

Title: "The Rough Riders at Religious services"

Image of men seated in a group on the ground with officers and clergy standing to the right.

GLC07002.12

1898 ca.

Photograph

Title: Rough Riders off for Cuba

Title from verso. Image of large group of men gathered on the side of a ship. (Compare with GLC06499.10).

GLC07002.13

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: "Roosevelt and Rough Riders at port."

With train in upper left of image. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.14

1898 ca.

Photograph

Title: "An interesting moment"

Image of a covered wagon, five horses, and a train. An unidentified man turned away from the camera at right. Phrase "an interesting moment" penciled on back.

GLC07002.15

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: "Artillery advancing."

Procession of horse-drawn carts carrying men and cannons, with view of ships and harbor visible in the background.

GLC07002.16

1898 ca.

Photograph

Title: "8th Infantry Camp, Telephoto."

Image of camp showing several types of tents.

GLC07002.17

January 10,1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Has just received her letter and assures her "my heart is yours although my Country demands my poor pittance to endevor to rescue her from barbarity." Feels this barbarity, exemplified by Indians slaughtering innocents, enslaved people killing their masters, and the general desolation caused by the Hessian mercenaries is all a result of British tyranny. Chastises the "boasted humanity of these people who calls themselves the mother Country!" Repeatedly expresses his love and longing for her. Warns her to "take care of your heart" with Colonel Stewart who will deliver this letter. States…

GLC02437.00517

January 12 - March 24, 1777

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Artillery record book]

Book of records for Knox's artillery regiment. Contains inventories of artillery, notes regarding regimental activities and some daily entries. Samuel Shaw created the book, which dates between 12 January 1777 and 24 March 1777. The first page, probably the cover page, contains sketches, some appear to be of cannon. Page 2 is a list of the amount of ammunition delivered to various officers. At bottom is a note informing Captain Lieutenant Joseph Crane that he is "considered as no longer an officer in the Corps of Artillery." States this document is a copy, and that the original was…

GLC02437.00518

January 23, 1777

Ingersoll, Jonathon, ?-1823

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Promises Knox he will deliver letters to various people for him. Expresses his happiness on hearing that Knox had safely made the trip to Boston. Worries about Mrs. Knox, and comments on Knox's philosophy that "What is is best."

GLC02437.00523

January 23, 1777

Stringer, Samuel, 1734-1817

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Discusses letters of his which have been lost in the mail. States he will be unable to come to Boston. Privately informs Knox "that I am heartily tired of the service, from Fatigue, or from Principle," and promises to provide more details later. States that the information received in Albany about military affairs is far less reliable than that in Boston, and asks Knox to please keep him as well informed as possible.

GLC02437.00524

January 30, 1777

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Recommends a young officer named Ebenezer Finley to Knox's artillery corps Finley is "intimately acquainted with those branches of knowledge with are connected with the Science of war." Is currently a third lieutenant in another artillery group, but has been offered command of a Maryland infantry company. But since "his genius & inclinations both mark him for the artillery," Rush is hoping top secure him a company of artillery under Knox instead. States Finley is also "a perfect little gentleman." Also mentions that his father is the late Doctor Samuel Finley, the President of the…

GLC02437.00525

circa January 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice of payments to Henry Knox from the Unites States] [incomplete]

List of payments made to Knox by the United States between November 1775 and January 1777. Includes dates payments were made, what they were for, how much they were for, and who actually gave the money to Knox. Figures include pay for Knox and his men as well as money for blankets during their expedition to retrieve cannon from Fort Ticonderoga during the winter of 1775-1776, pay and recruiting fees throughout 1776, and money to be distributed as a bounty in January 1777.

GLC02437.00527