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McKINLEY, William (1843-1901), President. Autograph letter signed ("W. McK."), as President, to the Secretary of War (Russell A. Alger) (1836-1907). Washington, 1 September 1898. 1 page, 8vo, Executive Mansion stationery. In a half morocco folding case.
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McKINLEY, William (1843-1901), President. Autograph letter signed ("W. McK."), as President, to the Secretary of War (Russell A. Alger) (1836-1907). Washington, 1 September 1898. 1 page, 8vo, Executive Mansion stationery. In a half morocco folding case.
MCKINLEY ASKS THAT ONE OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS BE SINGLED OUT FOR BRAVERY. "In the list of soldiers which you will present to me for gallant service," McKinley writes, "add the name of Albert Campbell McMillan, Troop B, 1st U.S.C. (Rough Riders.) McMillan was struck four times in battle & is now recovering." McMillan was one of 1,604 Americans wounded in the short U.S. intervention in Cuba. Of the 5,462 soldiers killed, only 379 died in battle. The remainder died from diseases contracted in unsanitary and poorly supplied camps. Alger became a political casualty of this tragic fiasco, when he was forced to resign amid reports of tainted beef shipped to troops in the field (however, a later criminal investigation cleared Alger of wrongdoing). The Rough Riders, of course, made the career of the troop's second-in-command, Theodore Roosevelt. He joined the GOP ticket as McKinley's running mate in 1900, and assumed the Presidency on 14 September 1901 when McKinley died from the effects of a gunshot suffered at the hands of deranged anarchist, Leon Czolgosz on 6 September at Buffalo. MCKINLEY AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AS PRESIDENT ARE COMPARATIVELY RARE.
MCKINLEY ASKS THAT ONE OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS BE SINGLED OUT FOR BRAVERY. "In the list of soldiers which you will present to me for gallant service," McKinley writes, "add the name of Albert Campbell McMillan, Troop B, 1st U.S.C. (Rough Riders.) McMillan was struck four times in battle & is now recovering." McMillan was one of 1,604 Americans wounded in the short U.S. intervention in Cuba. Of the 5,462 soldiers killed, only 379 died in battle. The remainder died from diseases contracted in unsanitary and poorly supplied camps. Alger became a political casualty of this tragic fiasco, when he was forced to resign amid reports of tainted beef shipped to troops in the field (however, a later criminal investigation cleared Alger of wrongdoing). The Rough Riders, of course, made the career of the troop's second-in-command, Theodore Roosevelt. He joined the GOP ticket as McKinley's running mate in 1900, and assumed the Presidency on 14 September 1901 when McKinley died from the effects of a gunshot suffered at the hands of deranged anarchist, Leon Czolgosz on 6 September at Buffalo. MCKINLEY AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AS PRESIDENT ARE COMPARATIVELY RARE.