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Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Rider Uniform

c. 1898

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service
Oyster Bay, United States

Cavalry jacket, leggings, and glove worn by Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider during the Spanish American War in 1898. The jacket is marked with the initials "U.S.V." for United States Volunteers. The Rough Riders were formally known as the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, United States Army.

Leather gloves worn by Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider during the Spanish American War in 1898.

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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service

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