read this quotation from paragrapgh 1: "when i recovered a little i found some black people about me, who i believed were some of those who brought me on board, and had been receving their pay; they talked to me in order to cheer me, but all in vain." from this sentence, the reader can infer that the author

is telling this in a first person point of view.

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.