Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Rough Riders
1st. U.S. Vol. Cav. (18)98
| | Las Guasimas, San Juan, Santiago | |
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
1. Rough Riders Memorial
In memory of the deceased members of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, Spanish-American War. Erected by the members and friends of the regiment, 1906
North face
1st Sgt. Fred P. Meyers · Q. M. Sgt. George Walsh · Serg't. Hamilton Fish, Jr. · Serg't. Henry H. Haywood · Serg't. Marcus D. Russell · Corp'l George H. Doherty · Corp'l J. Knox Green · Corp'l Joel R. Hall · Corp'l Eugene A. Lutz · Nathaniel B. Adsit · Frank B. Booth · James Boyle · Edward E. Casey · Roy V. Cashion · Fred E. Champlain · Frank H. Clearwater · Irad Cochran, Jr. · Tilden W. Dawson · Harry P. De Vol · Guy D. Endsley · Silas R. Enyart · William T. Erwin · Frederick W. Gosling · Henry C. Green · Henry J. Haefner · Milo A. Hendricks · Stanley Hollister · Gerard M. Ives · Edward W. Johnston · Alfred M. Judson · Yancy Kyle · Edward Liggett · David Logue · John S. Miller · Theodore W. Miller · Thomas M. Newham · Oliver B. Norton · John O'Neill · William Pollock · John F. Robison · William H. Sanders · William T. Santo · Race H. Smith · John W. Swetnam · Warren P. Taylor · Leroy E. Tomlinson · Alexander H. Wallace · John H. Waller · Corp'l Walter T. Gregory · and five unknown graves numbered
14968 - 14972 - 14975 - 15623 - 15691
East face
Capt. Maximiliano Luna · Capt. Allyn K. Capron · Capt. William O. O'Neill · Capt. Richard
this page online
South face
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Erected 1906 by Members and Friends of the Regiment.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 38° 52.526′ N, 77° 4.559′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Arlington Cemetery. Marker is in Section 22 of the National Cemetery off McPherson Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Buffalo Soldiers (here, next to this marker); Battle of the Bulge Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War Nurses Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); African American Veterans of the Korean War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurses (about 300 feet away); "The Borinqueneers" (about 400 feet
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 19, 2016
2. Rough Riders Memorial
The north side of the monument.
Also see . . . Rough Riders. The original nickname for the regiment was "Wood's Weary Walkers" (Submitted on September 21, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Leonard Wood
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 19, 2016
3. Rough Riders Memorial
The east side of the monument.
Photographed by Mike Stroud
4. Rough Riders Memorial
Photographed by Mike Stroud
5. Rough Riders Memorial North Side
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
6. Rough Riders Memorial (right) seen with Buffalo Soldiers Centennial marker (lett)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 19, 2016
7. Rough Riders Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2008. This page has been viewed 2,146 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on February 24, 2025. Photos: 1. submitted on September 21, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on March 20, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on January 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on September 21, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 7. submitted on March 20, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
