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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.
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.
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.
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders atop San Juan Heights, 1898. On May 27, 1898, Juan Alamia mustered in under the name John B. Alamia in San Antonio, Texas to serve in First United States Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the Rough Riders. Alamia was a member of B Troop commanded by Captain James H. McClintock. [2]
Thomas Harbo Rynning (February 17, 1866 – June 18, 1941) was an officer in the United States Army who served with Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War. He was also the captain of the Arizona Rangers, warden of Yuma Territorial Prison, and a United States Marshal in San Diego, California. [1] [2]
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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]