148 The Rough Riders 



nightfall. During the afternoon Greenway, appar- 

 ently not having enough to do in the fighting, had 

 taken advantage of a lull to explore the buildings 

 himself, and had found a number of Spanish in- 

 trenching tools, picks, and shovels; and these we 

 used in digging trenches along our line. The men 

 were very tired indeed, but they went cheerfully 

 to work, all the officers doing their part. 



Crockett, the ex-Revenue officer from Georgia, 

 was a slight man, not physically very strong. He 

 came to me and told me he didn't think he would 

 be much use in digging, but that he had found a lot 

 of Spanish coffee and would spend his time making 

 coffee for the men, if I approved. I did approve 

 very heartily, and Crockett officiated as cook for the 

 next three or four hours until the trench was dug, 

 his coffee being much appreciated by all of us. 



So many acts of gallantry were performed during 

 the day that it is quite impossible to notice them 

 all, and it seems unjust to single out any ; yet I shall 

 mention a few, which it must always be remembered 

 are to stand, not as exceptions, but as instances of 

 what very many men did. It happened that I saw 

 these myself. There were innumerable others, which 

 either were not seen at all, or were seen only by 

 officers who happened not to mention them ; and, of 

 course, I know chiefly those that happened in my 

 own regiment. 



