Company Aytch
by Samuel R. Watkins
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Author: Samuel R. WatkinsContributor: M. Thomas Inge
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-11-01
ISBN: 0452281245
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Plume
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- ISBN13: 9780452281240
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Book Review: One of the best Memoirs of the Civil War.
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best Memoirs of the Civil War.
Superb at all levels. Written in 1882 by private Sam Watkins of Company H, 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Private Watkins was involved in all the major fighting in the West and even some in the East. He experienced the grit of battle at its most basic level: The common soldier in the ranks. Not interested in upper command strategy or middle command tactic, Private Watkins tells his simple story of daily life and combat of the lowly "grunt". He relates the dreary day to day activities of the soldiers when not in combat. His personal tales of camp life gives the reader a true insight into how the common soldier lived for those long brutal 4 years from 1861 to the bitter end in 1865.
His personal reminisces of combat are both striking and in some cases extremely poignant. He tells of the blood and guts of battle as it happens, but also of the great sadness and sorrow as all his friends and combat buddies slowly fade away through years of bitter conflict.
Strongly recommended for anyone who wants to know and taste what it was like at the common soldier level during the Civil War. Required reading for all Civil War buffs. Simply a terrific, insightful memoir from an unpretentious common solider of great valor. Nothing more need be said.
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