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Douglas southall freeman perfect condition no reserve. Page 149 what are those and were they unique only to the union. Company aytch is a personal, first hand account, of the life and death struggle of a confederate soldier during the civil war. Often heralded as one of the most reliable and informative primary. 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 writera. Or, a side show of the big show is the personal memoir of american civil war veteran samuel sam rush watkins. Or, a side show of the big show, often heralded as one of the best primary sources about the common soldiers civil war experience. Or, a side show of the big show, often heralded as one of the best primary sources about the common soldiers civil war experiencesams writing style is quite engaging and skillfully captures the pride, misery. Was a brilliant gift for anyone interested in american civil war. A classic memoir of the civil war watkins, samuel r. Watkins was 21 when he joined the 1st tennessee regiment, maury grays, at the end of the war he was one of only seven survivors, very nice copy in protected dust jacket. It should be noted that his regiment entered the war with 3,200 men, and ended with merely 65. Aytch 1882, which recounts his life as a soldier in the first tennessee. 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 writera man with twainlike talents who served as a foot soldier for four long years in the confederate army.
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Though the author passed in july of 1901, his lives on as a notable piece of historical literature. Aytch was published in book form as a first edition of 2,000 in 1882. A confederate memoir of civil war by watkins, sam from amazons fiction books store. In 1962, collier books opportunistically published it along with. It is a testament to one mans enduring humanity, courage, and wisdom in the midst of death and destruction. It is the first hand account of a confederate private from columbia, tennessee fighting in some of the bloodiest battles and. I have been rereading some of my older books and just finished company aytch. As usual, we enlisted the help of a handful of civil war historians and enthusiasts, avid readers all, and asked them to pick their two favorite books published in 2017. Thomas inge overview 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 writera man with twainlike talents who served as a foot soldier for four long years in the. 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. A side show of the big show unabridged audiobook, by sam watkins. Sam watkins of the maury greys saw a lot of fightin and dyin while serving as part of company h in the army of tennessee.
Story of a common soldier of army life in the civil war. Sam watkins describes the bloody battles he lived through from shiloh, chickamauga, dead angle, and many other engagements with the union forces until the very end of the war when lee surrendered to grant in virginia. Aytch was seldom reprinted and always in small editions. Or, a side show of the big show, often heralded as one of the best primary sources. When it comes to books about the civil war, many people agree wholeheartedly, company aytch is the best ever written. Aytch is the work of a natural storyteller who balances the horror of war with an irrepressible sense of humor and a sharp eye for the lighter side of battle.
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