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Rough Riders Memorial

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more than $ 1,000 ($ 32,700 in 2023 dollars) for construction of the memorial. Another display of military horsemanship by the 13th Cavalry and 4th Field Artillery Battery occurred in December 1907. President Roosevelt donated $ 100 ($ 3,391 in 2023 dollars) at the event to help dissipate the debt. Another memorial fund-raiser, also attended by President Roosevelt, was held in April 1908.
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The Rough Rider Monument Society planned to have the names of members of the regiment inscribed on the monument as they died, and established a self-sustaining fund to pay for this. The raising of money for the inscription fund continued long after the memorial's dedication. The monument society owed
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shaft was erected by surviving members of the Rough Riders and their friends and supporters. Although Arlington National Cemetery, a number of secondary sources, and even the bronze plaque on the memorial say the monument was dedicated in 1906 and one source says 1905, contemporary newspaper accounts
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with sunk, blank panels on all four sides stood on the base. On the plinth rose a tapered square column with a flat top. Sunk into the face of this column was a bronze plaque, which read: "In memory of the officers and men of the United States army, who were killed in the assault and capture of this
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Incorrect information about the date of the Rough Rider Memorial's dedication is common. This may be because the bronze plaque on the front of the memorial says 1906. Arlington National Cemetery and a number of secondary sources (largely written by historians of the cemetery) claim the monument was
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The Rough Rider Memorial was designed by Mrs. Capron, who decided to model the monument on the Rough Riders shaft erected by General Wood in Cuba. The bronze tablet on the memorial's face was designed by Major J.T. Knight and Major S.L. Fairson, Army officers assigned to the Quartermaster General's
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The foundation for the memorial was laid on March 27, 1907. Present for this event were Mrs. Capron, Mrs. Towne, and Mr. Carmody. A time capsule in the form of a bronze box was placed beneath the monument. Included in the capsule were copies of each daily newspaper in Washington, D.C.; an American
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base. Rough-hewn pieces of dark grey granite were cemented together to form a rectangular plinth (square in cross-section) atop the flagstones. A tapered square column, made of the same rough-hewn, cemented granite, rose to a flat top. An artillery shell was placed atop the column, and a bronze
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are crossed. Appearing to hang from the sabres is the regimental insignia. An "RR" (for Rough Riders") is inscribed on the insignia, and the name of the three major battles in which the unit fought (Las Guasimas, San Juan Hill, Santiago) ring the emblem.
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A second memorial, specific to the Rough Riders, was erected at Las Guasimas. The provenance of this memorial is not clear. It was shaped much like the one at San Juan Hill although the building materials were much different. This monument was set on a
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Wood out of general funds provided for Cuba's military occupation, was erected next to the Spanish Army blockhouse atop San Juan Hill. This memorial stood on a square concrete base, on the four corners of which were placed artillery shells. A square
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Contemporary newspaper accounts are clear that the memorial was dedicated on April 12, 1907. President Roosevelt's own published collection of major speeches notes that the date of dedication was April 12, 1907. Other historians note that the
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At the funeral of General Leonard Wood in August 1927, the approximately 400 living Rough Riders gathered for an informal reunion at Arlington National Cemetery. For many, it was the first time they had seen the Rough Riders Memorial.
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plaque affixed to its face. The plaque read: "In Memory / Of the men of /The First and Tenth United States Cavalry, / Young's Brigade / Wheeler's Division, / Who Were Killed in the / Battle of Las Guásimas / June 24th 1898."
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The Rough Riders Memorial is constructed of a grey granite block 14 feet (4.3 m) tall and quarried near Barre, Vermont. In design, it is very similar to the Rough Rider monument erected at Las Guasimas in Cuba. The
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since 1895, an effort largely supported by the United States, which had extensive economic interests on the island. To ensure the safety of American citizens and property in Cuba, the United States sent the
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The society also established a memorial committee. Its members included Capron, Jordan, and the rest of the society's board of directors. Additional members included Maude Wildrey Towne, wife of former
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It is not clear who first proposed a Rough Rider Memorial, or when the idea was first raised. A Rough Riders National Monument Society was organized on June 15, 1906. Lillian Capron, wife of
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in command of a regular regiment, but Roosevelt declined. Alger agreed to Roosevelt's volunteer scheme, and Roosevelt resigned his post on May 6, 1898. Roosevelt was commissioned a
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The unveiling and dedication ceremony for the Rough Riders Memorial was at 4:30 P.M. on April 12, 1907. The Rough Riders Monument Society formed a committee to plan the event, and
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A fundraising campaign was undertaken to pay for the memorial. On June 10, 1906. Mrs. Capron had organized a party to raise money for a monument. During the event, a
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The memorial's bronze tablet and inscriptions were cleaned and conserved in the early 2000s by Gordon Ponsford, a restorer who also worked on the cemetery's
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Reprint ed. Whitefish, Mont.: Kessinger Publishing, 2005. (Third rev. and updated ed., originally published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1905.)
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Near the top of the front (western face) of the memorial is a smooth bar of granite, on which the words "ROUGH RIDERS'" is carved in
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exploded and was destroyed with large loss of life on February 15, and Spain and the U.S. declared war on each other on April 25.
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had control of Arlington National Cemetery at the time. The erection of a monument would have required the permission of either
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ridge, July 1, 1898, and in the siege of Santiago, July 1 to July 16, 1898. War between Spain and the United States."
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of volunteers and declined command of the regiment (due to his military inexperience) in favor of his friend, Colonel
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Two memorials to the Rough Riders were erected in Cuba shortly after the Spanish–American War ended. One, erected by
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It is unclear exactly when approval to erect the Rough Rider Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery was given. The
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Images of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry and the 10th U.S. Cavalry Memorial at the Las Guasimas battlefield
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Henry A. Brown, U.S. Army. All the men were former Rough Riders. Rev. Brown had served as the regimental
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flag; and one of each American silver coin in circulation, and a copy of Theodore Roosevelt's book,
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politician and clerk of the Oklahoma Federal District Court; William Henry Harrison Llewellyn, a
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were expected to attend. The event drew a large crowd and raised a significant amount of money.
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The memorial to the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill near the old Spanish Army blockhouse in 1910.
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The Spanish–American War was a ten-week conflict during the spring and summer of 1898.
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force with superior weapons and more men. On July 1, the regiment participated in the
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Reprint ed. New York: Anthem Press, 2007. (First ed. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.)
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The total cost of the Rough Riders Memorial was $ 2,500 ($ 81,750 in 2023 dollars).
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At the time of its unveiling, the names of more than 100 men had been cut into it.
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on June 24, during which they successfully turned the right flank of a retreating
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One source gives the height as 15 feet (4.6 m). See: "Rough Riders' Shaft."
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gave a two-hour concert. President Theodore Roosevelt donated a large number of
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Gallagher, Patrick. "Only 400 Survive of 1,360 Who Fought With Rough Riders."
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reported on March 28, 1907, that the memorial's bronze tablet said "1906".
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Paul Andrew Hutton, ed. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 2011.
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was played by a bugler, and another 21-gun salute closed the ceremony.
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Rough Riders Memorial official Web site at Arlington National Cemetery
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by the artillery welcomed President Roosevelt, who was accompanied by
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The Rough Riders Memorial was created from grey granite quarried in
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that he could raise an all-volunteer force of 1,000 men and form a
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dedicated in 1906. One source even claims it was erected in 1905.
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Western Heritage: A Selection of Wrangler Award-Winning Articles.
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and then Mrs. Capron unveiled the memorial as the bands played "
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Arlington National Cemetery: Shrine to America's Heroes.
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Davis, Richard Harding. "The Passing of San Juan Hill."
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North panel of the memorial, showing names of the dead.
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The 1,060 Rough Riders departed their training camp in
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O'Keefe, Ed. "Memorable Words Becoming More Visible."
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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2007.
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Davis, "The Passing of San Juan Hill", p. 146, 151.
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38°52′32″N 77°04′34″W / 38.875429°N 77.075989°W / 38.875429; -77.075989
Arlington County, Virginia
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memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington County, Virginia
Rough Riders
Spanish–American War
granite
Cuba
waging a war of independence
Spain
battleship
USS Maine (ACR-1)
Havana
United States Army
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of War
Russell A. Alger
cavalry
regiment
colonel
lieutenant colonel
Leonard Wood
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frontiersmen
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