Theodore Roosevelt Appoints a Commander of the Rough Riders, Woodbury Kane

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Theodore Roosevelt Appoints a Commander of the Rough Riders, Woodbury Kane:
$42500.00

Among Theodore Roosevelt's many lifetime accomplishments, few capture the imagination as easily as his military service as a "Rough Rider" during the Spanish-American War.Up for sale is a seminal document relating to Theodore Roosevelt's command of the Rough Riders and his appointment of Woodbury Kane as the Commander who would lead the charge up San Juan Hill.

Roosevelt served gallantly during this brief conflict, which lasted from May to July, 1898. An eager Roosevelt resigned his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and petitioned Secretary of War Alger to allow him to form a volunteer regiment. Although he had three years of experience as a captain with the National Guard, Roosevelt deferred leadership of the regiment to Leonard Wood, a war hero with whom he was friendly. Wood, as Colonel, and Roosevelt, as Lt. Colonel, began recruiting and organizing the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. They sorted through twenty-three thousand applications to form the regiment! Roosevelt's fame and personality turned him into the de-facto leader of this rag-tag group of polo players, hunters,cowboys, Native Americans, and athletic college buddies. The regiment of "Roosevelt's Rough Riders" was born.

This unique, one of a kind, document is forever part of the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.