L. A. Grant to Theodore Read, July 9, 1862
Camp in the Field, July 9, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report the part taken by the Fifth Vermont Regiment in the action near Savage Station on the…
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Previously serving six months as vice president under William McKinley, Roosevelt became president after McKinley's assassination in 1901. He was 42 years old upon his first inauguration, making him the youngest person to hold the office.
Camp in the Field, July 9, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report the part taken by the Fifth Vermont Regiment in the action near Savage Station on the…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH VERMONT VOLUNTEERS, Camp in the Field, July 9, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report the part taken by the Fifth Vermont Regiment in the action near…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—11.50 p.m. Lieut. Col. THEODORE READ, Assistant Adjutant-General: I received orders directing Colonel West to withdraw his command. Have countermanded the order…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865—7.45 a.m. Lieut. Col. THEODORE READ, Assistant Adjutant-General : I respectfully report the safe return of the cavalry. I learned from a…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865. Lieut. Col. THEODORE READ, Assistant Adjutant-General : The results of the late cavalry expedition may not be considered as positive, because…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, March 24, 1865. I have relieved the picket-line with men from the First New York Mounted Rifles. The infantry reported here a few moments since. I directed them…