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Lot of 5, including: Malin Craig, ALS, 1922; Frederick Funston, TLS, 1907; Leonard Wood, MOH, TLS, 1925; R.L. Bullard, TLS, 1920; and Hugh L. Scott TLS, 1909, on West Point letterhead. TLS, 1p., 15 Jan. 1907, St. Louis, MO (HQ Southwestern Division letterhead). Frederick Funston, Brig. Gen. Funston (1865-1917) was too short and underweight to qualify for West Point. His military career began in the service of Cuba, fighting for independence from Spain. Two years later he would be fighting with the 20th Kansas in the Spanish-American War, this time in the Philippines. He was again denied a commission, but his capture of Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo changed all of that. Funston received an appointment as Brigadier General and a Medal of Honor for his actions. 1906 found him in command of the Presidio of San Francisco when the earthquake hit. Although martial law was never declared, it was Funston who decided to save what he could of the city by creating a firebreak. He also order that looters be shot on sight. It probably did not eliminate looting, and there are reports of honest citizens being shot trying to rescue some of their belongings, but many think that things probably would have been worse without this heavy-handed approach, given the state of affairs in the city. Funston indirectly worked himself to death preparing for the U.S. entry into WWI in 1917, succumbing to a massive heart attack in San Antonio, TX. TNS, 1p, 29 Jan. 1925, Manila, on Office of the Governor General letterhead. Signed by Leonard Wood. Leonard Wood (1860-1927) was trained as a physician and took a position as an Army contract physician in 1885. He was stationed in Arizona, and participated in the last campaign against Geronimo. He received the Medal of Honor in 1898 for carrying dispatches through enemy territory and taking command of a unit whose officers had been lost. Wood was personal physician to Cleveland and McKinley until 1898 when the Spanish-American War broke out. He had developed a friendship with Teddy Roosevelt, and together they organized the "Rough Riders." Wood remained as Military Governor of Santiago in 1898, and of Cuba 1899-1902. He proceeded to the Philippines in 1902, and was appointed Army Chief of Staff by Taft in 1910, the only medical officer to hold that position. While in this position, he started developing a "preparedness" program, similar to today's ROTC. He became embroiled in politics at the start of WWI, and spent most of the war training at Camp Funston. He retired from the Army in 1921, and spent the next six years as Governor-General of the Philippines. He died from complications of surgery for a brain tumor. ALS, 2pp, 5.25 x 7 in., on Cavalry School, Fort Riley, KS letterhead, 21 Jan. 1922. Malin Craig (1875-1945) graduated from USMA in 1898 and served in the Spanish-American War immediately after graduation. He was sent to China during the Boxer Rebellion, and later was sent to the Philippines. Attended the Infantry and Cavalry School and Army War College between postings. He went to France with the AEF during WWI. He had a variety of postings before being appointed as Chief of Staff of the Army from 1935 - 1939, then retiring in 1939. However, the advent of WWII resulted in him being recalled to head the Personnel Board for the Secretary of War. He died in Washington in July 1945, just before the war ended. TNS, 1p, 5 x 8 in., 16 Mar. 1920, on HQ Eastern Division letterhead, Governor's Island, NY. Signed by R.L. Bullard as Lieut. General. Bullard (1861-1947) graduated from USMA in 1885, and while he served in the later Indian Wars, and Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, he seems to be best known for his actions during WWI. He quickly rose to Maj. General and command of the "Big Red One" (1st ID). When Pershing created the Second Army, he put Bullard in as its first commander with the rank of Lieutenant General. Bullard retired in 1925 to write. TNS, 1p, 15 June 1909, on USMA letterhead,