Company Aytch
by Samuel R. Watkins

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Book Review: A Fine Civil War Memoir
Summary: 4 Stars

The quality of the writing in Company Aytch varies somewhat. At times Watkins can be repetitive, especially with his overly frequent statements that he is not writing history. His often-expressed, and fully understandable, hope to meet his fallen comrades in the hereafter tends towards a clichéd vision of heaven. But Watkins can also mock 19th century piety, as when he describes the response of the soldiers to a parson's sermon prior to the battle of Chickamauga. In this way he shows how he could move beyond the conventions of his time. It is this ability which makes Watkins such an original writer, at times even an experimental writer. Not all the experiments work, but when they do they leave a lasting and lively impression of what the Civil War must really have been like.

This edition of Company Aytch edited by M. Thomas Inge, includes a useful introduction, chronology and glossary, plus various other examples of Watkins's writing. These additional pieces are generally expansions of Company Aytch, providing further information and descriptions of events not fully described in the text.

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