Armed Forces
Found in 1133 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa January 14, 1901
Lawrence Reed responds to family news. His friend Cooke visits Washington.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, August 12, 1900
Lawrence Reed writes that he is not certain where he will be sent next. He asks her to remind Walter Reed about his sword.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa October 7, 1900
Reed hopes that he won't have to wait as long as his friend to get married. He really needs a new bed, and requests that Emilie Lawrence Reed tell Walter Reed.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa October 21, 1900
Lawrence Reed describes surveying and map making. He relates the news of Major Patterson's death and his wife's suicide.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, November 4, 1900
Lawrence Reed anticipates his father's return to Cuba. He comments on rumors of reassignment, yellow fever cases, and packages from home.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, November 17, 1900
Lawrence Reed describes a baseball game and gives news from the base. He asks his mother to ship a package to him.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, November 19, 1900
Lawrence Reed describes his quarters and asks his mother to send him reading material. He sends cash to his sister, Blossom, and warns her to be careful when she is out in public.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, August 10, 1900
Lawrence Reed expresses excitement about receiving his commission. He is assigned to the 10th Infantry in Cuba and fears he will not be able to visit home. Lawrence wants his father to send him a sword.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, May 5, 1954
Reed describes the presentation of the Finlay Medals at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. and explains that because he is in the Army, he cannot obtain his medal until he receives Congressional approval.
Letter from Leonard Wood to Francis V. Greene, July 12, 1899
Wood provides news of a yellow fever epidemic among American troops.
Letter from Leonard Wood to Francis V. Greene, August 16, 1899
Wood writes concerning the appointment of the Secretary of War. He describes actions taken by the military to avoid yellow fever.
Letter from Leonard Wood to the Editor ofThe New York Sun, November 3, 1900
Wood rebuts an accusation that Officers concealed outbreaks of yellow fever in Havana.
Letter from Leonard Wood to Walter Reed, January 27, 1899
Wood regrets missing a visit with Reed before leaving Washington for Cuba. He has seen Reed's son in Havana and reports that he is doing well.
Letter from Leonard Wood to Walter Reed, July 1, 1899
Wood is sorry to have missed Reed.
Letter from Louis A. La Garde to the Secretary of War, May 30, 1905
La Garde requests to be relieved from duty.
Letter from Louis A. La Garde to the Surgeon General, September 9, 1902
La Garde writes a letter of recommendation for Carroll who is applying for admission into the Medical Corps of the Army. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]
Letter from Louisa C. Richardson to Jefferson Randolph Kean, January 5, 1925
Richardson, Edsall's assistant, seeks confirmation that Kissinger was a volunteer in the yellow fever experiments.
Letter from [Louise Young Kean] and Jefferson Randolph Kean to Mrs. Mason Young, November 18, 1900
The Keans discuss social events among the army personnel and a move to new quarters. The postscript mentions the reaction of the popular press and the medical journals to the mosquito theory.
Letter from Louise Young Kean to Mrs. Mason Young, March 27, 1900
Louise Kean writes about family news and political intrigue in Marianao. She comments on Cuban politics.
Letter from Louise Young Kean to Mrs. Mason Young, April 1, 1900
Louise Kean mentions a mutiny on the Sedgewick and a reception for Senators at the governor's palace. Either Jefferson Randolph Kean or Gorgas will be named Chief Surgeon of the Department.