Editing Rough Riders (section)

== World War I ==
Just after the United States entered the war against the [[Central Powers]], the [[U.S. Congress]] gave Roosevelt the authority to raise up to four divisions similar to the ''Rough Riders''. In his book Foes of Our Own Household (1917), Theodore Roosevelt explains that he had authorization from Congress to raise four divisions to fight in France, similar to his earlier Rough Riders, the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment and to the British Army 25th (Frontiersmen) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He had selected 18 officers (including [[Seth Bullock]], [[Frederick Russell Burnham]], James Rudolph Garfield, John M. Parker, and [[Henry L. Stimson]]) and directed them to actively recruit volunteer troops shortly after the United States entered the war. With the help of John Hays Hammond, the New York-based [[Rocky Mountain Club]] enlisted Major Burnham to raise the troops in the Western states and to coordinate recruitment efforts. Wilson ultimately rejected Roosevelt's plan, refused to make use of the volunteers, and Roosevelt disbanded the unit.
 
Outside the volunteer division, one of Roosevelt's most trusted officers from the Rough Riders, Brigadier General [[John Campbell Greenway]], served in the [[101st Infantry Regiment (United States)|101st Infantry Regiment]]. Greenway, a colonel at the time, was especially praised for his heroic conduct in battle and was cited for bravery at [[Battle of Cambrai (1918)|Cambrai]]. France awarded him the [[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre]], the [[Légion d'honneur|Legion of Honor]], and the [[Ordre de l'Étoile Noire]] for commanding the [[101st Infantry Regiment (United States)|101st Infantry Regiment]] during the [[Meuse-Argonne Offensive]].<ref>{{cite book| first1 =Arthur Barksdale | last1 = Kinsolving| title= The Story of a Southern School| url=https://archive.org/details/storyasoutherns00kinsgoog | quote =legion of honour greenway. | year = 1922| publisher= The Norman, Remington Co.| page=[https://archive.org/details/storyasoutherns00kinsgoog/page/n337 305]| isbn = 978-1-331-30248-3 }}</ref> He also received a [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]].