He jumped on his horse and herded his soldiers into a safe area MEDAL OF HONOR Theodore began giving orders even After the battle of San Juan Hill the rallying regiments whose leaders had fallen in the assault A Spanish soldier US Army in Cuba recommended Theodore for the Congressional Medal of Honor The recommendation was turned down ran onto the battlefield and tried to kill Many historians believe the rejection him Theodore pulled out a revolver and was politically motivated The outspoken shot him That roused his troops who were now furiously engaged in battle Theodore had sent a letter to US Secretary of War Russell A Alger in August 1898 after the fighting ended He questioned why US troops were not being sent home Alger was furious about the letter The The Charge up San Juan Hill Stunned by the US onslaught the Spanish colonel s actions got Alger to bring the troops began to retreat As Theodore troops home However Alger made sure reached the top of the hill he urged his Theodore did not get the Medal of Honor The snub was corrected on January 16 men to keep fighting Then the colonel 2001 when President Bill Clinton held saw US soldiers struggling under heavy a special ceremony at the White House to award the highest military honor to Theodore posthumously fire at nearby San Juan Hill The Rough Riders led by Theodore charged up San Juan Hill taking no prisoners 10
FINAL SURRENDER The Spanish American War went on for a fewL The conflict had lasted ten weeks As a result more weeks following the battle of San Juan of the Spanish American War the United Hill The US flag was raised over Santiago on States established itself on the world stage July 17 1898 A peace treaty with Spain was as a powerful military force US soldiers from signed in Washington DC on December 10 L both the North and the South served together 1898 and hostilities came to an end for the first time since the American Civil War The war was a serious blow to the Spanish 1861 1865 African American troops made major contributions during the war effort Empire Spain lost much of its remaining as well territory around the world including Cuba Puerto Rico Guam and the Philippines Beaten back and weary the Spaniards retreated to Santiago where they hoped to find refuge on their ships Theodore however knew those ships were not going anywhere The ships he had sent to Cuba while he was assistant secretary of the US Navy surrounded the city Within days the Spanish fleet was destroyed Newspaper accounts of the battle of San Juan Hill were breathtaking The Rough Riders became legendary Their leader Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was a national hero and suddenly the most sought after candidate for public office in the United States 11
ROOSEVELT FAMILY TREE OYSTER BAY BRANCH Theodore Roosevelt Sr Martha Bulloch 1831 1878 1835 1884 Theodore Roosevelt Jr Anna Roosevelt Corinne Roosevelt 1858 1919 1855 1931 1861 1933 Elliot Roosevelt Anna Hall 1863 1892 1860 1894 Edith Carow Alice Lee 1861 1884 1861 1948 Gracie Hall Roosevelt Elliot Roosevelt Jr Alice Roosevelt 1891 1941 1889 1893 1884 1980 Theodore Roosevelt III Ethel Roosevelt Quentin Roosevelt 1897 1918 1887 1944 1891 1977 Archibald Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt 1889 1943 1894 1979 12
HYDE PARK BRANCH James Roosevelt Sara Delano 1828 1900 1854 1941 Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1884 1962 1882 1945 Anna Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Jr Two more children 1906 1975 1910 1990 Elliott Roosevelt James Roosevelt 1907 1991 1914 1988 13
