meant to be drowned, though from the entire army
but two men were lost.

On the morning of June 23d, the Tenth Cavalry,
together with the First Cavalry and Roosevelt's
Rough Riders and regiments which formed the second
brigade of the cavalry division, were sent ashore
and moved out northwest passing through Siboney to
a point beyond the most advanced outposts toward
Santiago. These troops though belonging to the
cavalry were dismounted and in marching through
marsh and bog overhung with boughs and vines, clad
as they were in heavy clothing, they soon began to
feel the wilting effects of the tropical sun; but
every man had resolved for the honor of his
country to make the best of the situation as a
soldier and whether working or marching or
fighting all behaved as though the success of the
campaign depended upon their own individual
efforts.

On July 10th, the day set for the ultimatum of the
bombardment, the white flags of truce were again
taken down and the men again climbed into the
trenches. At four o'clock in the afternoon at the
signal of the first gun from our northern battery
the firing began and the battle raged with the
same old fury as of those early July days; shells
and bullets whistled violently for a few minutes
but the enemy's fire gradually died away into
silence. They realized their helplessness and the
battle was over.

Our reinforcements had begun to arrive and the
terms of capitulation dictated by the commanding
general were soon agreed upon. On the morning of
July 17th the lines of both armies were drawn up
to witness the formal surrender. General Toral
with an infantry escort rode out from the city to
meet General Shafter, who was escorted by a
squadron of mounted cavalry. The formalities were
courteous though simple. Arms were presented by
both commanders and the Spanish General tendered
his sword to our commander.

General Shafter, accompanied by all the general
and staff officers, his escort of cavalry and one
regiment of infantry, then entered the cit