Rough Riders

Rough Riders

Compiled military service records for 1,235 Rough Riders, including Teddy Roosevelt have been digitized. The records include individual jackets which give the name, organization, and rank of each soldier. They contain cards on which information from original records relating to the military service of the individual has been copied. Included in the main jacket are carded medical records, other documents which give personal information, and the description of the record from which the information was obtained.

Wallace R. Pulley

1st Class Private, 120th Inf., Co. M, 30th Div. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Pulley. Husband of Mrs. Lela May Pulley. Entered the service May 30, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, Bellicourt, France, Vaux Andigny. Wounded at Bohain. Returned to the USA April 14, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.

Samuel C. Pulley

1st Class Private, 119th Inf., 30th Div., Co. H. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Pulley. Husband of Mrs. Mable Pulley. Entered the service at Durham. N.C., March 30, 1918. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought at Ypres from July to September; Hindenburg Line September to October. Fought at Ypres July to August 26th and at Voormizelle August 31st to September 2nd; Bellicourt September 27th to October 1st; Premont and Busigny October 9th. Returned … Read more