Company Aytch or a Side Show of the Big Show: A Memoir of the Civil War
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In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War: The definitive Civil War classic as Sam wanted it revised complete with his edits, new perspectives, authoritative text, and images of his changes.
Company Aytch has reigned as one of the most memorable and honest depictions of the American Civil War since its original publication in 1882. Sam R. Watkins's firsthand account of life as a Confederate soldier eloquently captured the realities of war, the humor and pathos of soldiering, and the tragic, historic events in which he participated. Although there have been other versions of Company Aytch published, this is the first with new material and revisions by Sam Watkins himself. Featuring over forty images, including his own pencil-marked edits, this volume combines the ageless text with Sam's intended revisions a treasure for lovers of history, academia, and Civil War enthusiasts alike.
Company Aytch has reigned as one of the most memorable and honest depictions of the American Civil War since its original publication in 1882. Sam R. Watkins's firsthand account of life as a Confederate soldier eloquently captured the realities of war, the humor and pathos of soldiering, and the tragic, historic events in which he participated. Although there have been other versions of Company Aytch published, this is the first with new material and revisions by Sam Watkins himself. Featuring over forty images, including his own pencil-marked edits, this volume combines the ageless text with Sam's intended revisions a treasure for lovers of history, academia, and Civil War enthusiasts alike.
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Book details
- Author
- Sam R. Watkins, Ruth Hill Fulton McAllister
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 396
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Military
Biography & Autobiography › Memoirs - Topics
- Civil War memoir · Confederate soldier · American Civil War · military history · firsthand account · soldier's life
- ISBN-13
- 9781596528406 (Paperback)9781630263027 (Hardcover)
About the author
SAM R. WATKINS was a Confederate soldier who served through the entirety of the Civil War and is the author of Company Aytch: Or, a Side Show of the Big Show, first serialized in the Columbia, Tennessee Herald and published in book form in 1882.
Watkins received his education at Jackson College in Columbia, Tennessee. He enlisted in May 1861 in the First Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company H, participating in major engagements including Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Franklin. Of the 120 men who enlisted in his company, he was one of only seven still alive at the war’s end. He was also featured and quoted in Ken Burns' documentary The Civil War.