Told from the point of view of an ordinary foot soldier, this personal memoir has been hailed as one of the liveliest, wittiest, and most significant commentaries ever written on the Civil War. Among the plethora of books about the Civil War, Company Aytch stands out for its uniquely personal view of the events as related by a most engaging writer—a man with Twain-like talents who served as a foot soldier for four long years in the Confederate army. Samuel Rush Watkins was a private in the confederate Army, a twenty-one-year-old Southerner from Tennessee who knew about war but had never experienced it firsthand. With the immediacy of a dispatch from the front lines, here are Watkins' firsthand observations and recollections, from combat on the battlefields of Shiloh and Chickamauga to encounters with Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, from the tedium of grueling marches to the terror of fellow soldiers' deaths, from breaking bread with a Georgia family to confronting the enemy eye to eye. By turns humorous and harrowing, fervent and philosophical, Company Aytch offers a rare and exhilarating glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who lived it—and lived to tell about it. This edition of Company Aytch also contains six previously uncollected articles by Sam Watkins, plus other valuable supplementary materials, including a map and period illustrations, a glossary of technical and military terms, a chronology of events, a concise history of Watkins's regiment, a biographical directory of individuals mentioned in the narrative, and geographic and topical indexes.

Company Aytch: A Classic Memoir of the Civil War

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Co. Aytch: Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment: Or A Side Show Of The Big Show (1900)

Review Margaret MitchellFrom "Gone With the Wind Letters"A better book there never was.Bell Irvin WileyAuthor of "The Life of Johnny Reb"No memoir by a rebel participant is richer in intimate detail than this engaging story. Product Description This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Excerpts from the diary of a Confederate soldier from Tennessee, describing the battles he fought in during the Civil War.

The Diary of Sam Watkins, a Confederate Soldier (In My Own Words)

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1861 Versus 1862: Company Aytch, Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment Or A Side Show Of The Big Show (1882)

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First published in 1882, Samuel Watkins' 'Co. Aytch - A Sideshow of the Big Show' is widely recognized as one of the most important Civil War memoirs. Written in a lively, engaging style, the book captures the pride, misery, glory, and horror experienced by the common foot soldier.

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Company Aytch: A Classic Memoir of the Civil War

Co. Aytch: Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment: Or A Side Show Of The Big Show (1900)

Co. Aytch: Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment: Or A Side Show Of The Big Show (1900)

The Diary of Sam Watkins, a Confederate Soldier (In My Own Words)

1861 Versus 1862: Company Aytch, Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment Or A Side Show Of The Big Show (1882)

1861 Versus 1862: Company Aytch, Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment Or A Side Show Of The Big Show (1882)

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