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The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one to see combat. The United States Army was small, understaffed, and disorganized in comparison to its status during the American Civil War roughly thirty years prior.
During the Spanish-American war, he joined the United States Army's 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, known as the Rough Riders, where he held the rank of sergeant, and was considered by Theodore Roosevelt "one of the best non-commissioned officers we had". [2] Fish was a member of "L" troop commanded by Captain Allyn K. Capron Jr.
Wearing brown uniform in foreground and holding a pistol in his right hand, Lt. Kane is seen in Remington's famous painting of the Charge of the Rough Riders. When the Spanish–American War broke out in late April 1898, Kane enlisted in the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the "Rough Riders."
People who were members of the Rough Riders regiment in the Spanish–American War Pages in category "Rough Riders" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Detail of the sculpture, 2009. Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider is an equestrian statue designed by American sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860–1950). The bronze sculpture depicts Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the United States, as the leader of the cavalry regiment called the Rough Riders, who fought during the Spanish–American War. [1]
The Bucky O'Neill Monument, also known as the Rough Rider Monument, was created by Solon Borglum and is an equestrian sculpture of Buckey O'Neill and honors a group of men who gallantly served their country during the Spanish–American War in 1898. It is located at Courthouse Plaza, Prescott, Arizona. [1]
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When the Spanish–American War broke out, Capron raised a troop of Rough Riders from the Old West (now Oklahoma) to serve as volunteer cavalry in Cuba. [4] Theodore Roosevelt later wrote of Capron: [5] I think he was the ideal of what an American regular army officer should be.