Bear Bob's Story
as
told to
Edward Summer
Two....
of six.
Theodore's mother, Martha "Mittie" Bulloch is from a large, rich family in Georgia: the South.
His father, Theodore "Thee" Roosevelt, Sr. is from a wealthy family in New York City: the North.
Because her brothers serve in the Confederate army of the South, Mittie has forbidden her husband to serve in the Union Army of the North. She can't stand the idea of her own husband killing her own brothers.
Thee, a fine, caring man who wants to both serve and please his wife, establishes a charity. This charity makes sure that soldiers at the battlefront send their paychecks home to their families instead of wasting them on liquor and other temptations.
For this reason, Thee is often away from home.
