"Co. Aytch"
Author | : Samuel R. Watkins |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Samuel R. Watkins |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : Samuel R. Watkins |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2014-02-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 144342904X |
Company Aytch; Or, a Side Show of the Big Show is the personal memoir of American Civil War veteran Samuel “Sam” Rush Watkins. Often heralded as one of the most reliable and informative primary sources on the Civil War, Watkins describes his experiences during his service as an infantryman in the Confederate Army. In the early days of the war, Watkins enlisted in the Tennessee Infantry and served through the duration of the conflict, participating in many battles, including ones in Atlanta, Jonesboro, and Nashville. Profoundly, Watkins was one of only sixty-five men from the First Tennessee infantry, which recruited over three thousand men, to survive the war. Widely studied by Civil War historians, Company Aytch is valued for its portrayal of the experience of the common soldier. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.
Author | : Samuel R. Watkins |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2023-11-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
DigiCat presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. In 1881, with a "house full of young 'rebels' clustering about my elbows," Watkins began to chronicle his experiences in the First Tennessee Regiment. "Co. Aytch" is considered to be one of the greatest memoirs ever written by a soldier of the field. The charming prose captures the experience of the common private soldier, from the hardships of camp life to the horrors of battle, the camaraderie of a unit to the loss of a brother, the pride in one's state to the devastation of defeat.
Author | : Sam R. Watkins |
Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780613213721 |
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. Originally published in 1881 as a series of articles in the Columbia, Tennessee, Herald, Sam Watkins's account has long been recognized by historians as one of the most lively and witty accounts of the war. Parallels between this text and The Red Badge of Courage suggest that Stephen Crane was also among Private Watkins's readers.
Author | : Samuel R Watkins |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2019-05-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781097475827 |
Samuel R. Watkins was an American writer and humorist. He fought through the entire Civil War and saw action in many battles. Today, he is best known for his enduring memoir, "Co. Aytch", which recounts his life as a soldier in the First Tennessee.
Author | : Sam R. Watkins |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2008-06-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1439104883 |
A classic Civil War memoir, Co. 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. It is a testament to one man’s enduring humanity, courage, and wisdom in the midst of death and destruction. Early in May 1861, twenty-one-year-old Sam R. Watkins of Columbia, Tennessee, joined the First Tennessee Regiment, Company H, to fight for the Confederacy. Of the 120 original recruits in his company, Watkins was one of only seven to survive every one of its battles, from Shiloh to Nashville. Twenty years later, with a “house full of young ‘rebels’ clustering around my knees and bumping about my elbows,” he wrote this remarkable account—a memoir of a humble soldier fighting in the American Civil War, replete with tales of the common foot soldiers, commanders, Yankee enemies, victories, defeats, and the South’s ultimate surrender on April 26, 1865.
Author | : Sam R. Watkins |
Publisher | : IndyPublish.com |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2007-11-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781435372467 |
Author | : Samuel R. Watkins |
Publisher | : Sagwan Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2015-08-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781340010508 |
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Author | : Samuel R. Watkins |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2018-10-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781727813005 |
'Co. Aytch' - Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show by Sam R. Watkins Excerpt but they laughed at them. We only fought for our State rights, they for Union and power. The South fell battling under the banner of State rights, but yet grand and glorious even in death. Now, reader, please pardon the digression. It is every word that we will say in behalf of the rights of secession in the following pages. The question has been long ago settled and is buried forever, never in this age or generation to be resurrected.
Author | : Sam Watkins |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2015-02-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781507882733 |
This is a history of the Civil War years written by a Confederate soldier decades later. From the preface:""Co. AYTCH."-This week's Herald contains the last number of "Co. AYTCH" that will be published in the paper. The generals, and President, and Vice-President, and other high officials have published their accounts of the war, but Sam Watkins is the first high private who has written up the common soldier side of the matter. In big, gilt-edge books, the general, the President, and the Vice-President, tell about their plans, their battle, their retreats, their measures, and their ideas, and not a word about what the poor, sore footed, hungry, and naked soldier felt.In "Co. AYTCH" we see the old "webfoot," dressed in a dirty, greasy, gray suit-or rather non-suit-a cotton blanket thrown across his shoulder, and fastened under his cartridge-box belt; a greasy, dirty haversack hanging down-very thin and flabby; with shoes of untanned leather. There he goes, footsore, tired, and hungry, but chipper and sassy, and ready for the battle.In "Co. AYTCH" we see this same "webfoot" in camp, cooking his rations-corn meal bread, corn meal coffee, corn meal soup, blue beef, with not an eye of grease on it. He lies down on the cold ground, in an old thin blanket, and shivers through the night.In "Co. AYTCH" we hear this "webfoot" talking to his comrades, cheering their drooping spirits, discussing the situation, defending the general, hoping for final victory, and a glorious return home to father, mother, and sweetheart.In "Co. AYTCH" we see this same "webfoot," hungry, ragged, dirty, and footsore, "on the battle's perilous edge," the light of victory in his eye, a gun with a gleaming bayonet in his hands, springing forward like a deer, a ringing shout upon his lips, rushing up to the breastworks, behind which belch Napoleon guns and volleys of musketry; see him cross the abattis at a bound; see him as he stands upon the enemy's ramparts, shouting victory !In "Co. AYTCH" we see this same "webfoot" shot down by a minnie ball, and lying cold and stark in death, and thrown into a common shallow grave, unhonored, unknown, and unsung, far away from fond loved ones.In "Co. AYTCH" we see other soldiers, driven by hunger, stealing hogs, others deserting and going home. All this we see in "Co. AYTCH."Every old soldier, and every son of an old soldier, should have a copy of it.-Columbia Herald."