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Title: Leonard Wood, administrator, soldier, and citizen
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Hobbs, William Herbert, 1864-1952 Wood, Henry A. Wise (Henry Alexander Wise), 1866-1939
Subjects: Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
Publisher: New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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le, as well as 52 Leonard Wood upon his tireless energy, although it also de-pended in no small measure upon his personalfriendship with the Secretary of War whichpermitted him to cut the endless red tapewhich hampered all our movements. It is a common error to suppose that Woodwas greatly favored by fortune in his appoint-ment to the command of the regiment. As amatter of fact, he had for years been studyingin preparation for line duty. It was because ofstrong recommendations made by such fight-ing generals as Lawton, Forsythe, Graham, andothers of the regular service that SecretaryAlger gave him the commission. In the earlier of the two actions in which theregiment fought, the battle of Las Guasimas,General S. B. M. Young commanded theSecond Cavalry Brigade which included theRough Riders. In his report General Youngsaid : I cannot speak too highly of the efficientmanner in which Colonel Wood handled hisregiment and of his magnificent behavior onthe field. . . . Both Colonel Wood and
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)U. & u.General Wheeler, General Wood, and Colonel Roosevelt in Cuba An American Soldier 53 Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt disdained totake advantage of shelter or cover from theenemys fire while any of their men remainedexposed to it—an error of judgment, buthappily on the heroic side. Before the later and more general fight-ing about San Juan hill, which ended in thesurrender of Santiago, General Young wasstricken down with fever, and as a consequenceWood was placed in command of the CavalryBrigade, Roosevelt succeeding to the com-mand of the Rough Riders. The divisioncommander, General Joe Wheeler, in his reportof the battle said, Too much credit cannot begiven to the gallant brigade commanders,General Wood, etc. The corps commanderreported: The following officers were con-spicuous for their bravery and handled theirtroops so well I desire to recommend them forpromotion: . . . Colonel Wood to be briga-dier general, etc. Later he reported, Ithink General Wood by far the best man

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