rough riders

     

This volunteer group was born in may 1898 near the bar in San Antonio's Menger Hotel; it existed for just 133 days

Trivia about rough riders

  • This volunteer cavalry unit organized by Teddy Roosevelt included miners, cowboys & college athletes
  • Formed in the late 19th c., this group's official name was the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry
  • This cavalry unit left its horses in Florida when it went to fight in Cuba
  • Leonard Wood was the original commander of this cavalry regiment made up mainly of cowboys & college athletes
  • Some of the first American casualties on Cuba were from the cavalry troop nicknamed this
  • Nickname of the Spanish-American War volunteer regiment that included Teddy Roosevelt
  • Officially, this celebrated regiment was named the First United States Volunteer Cavalry