Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743255417)

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
ISBN-10: 0743255410
ISBN-13: 9780743255417
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2003
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.54w x 0.65d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 54431 / Co. Aytch: A Side Show of the Big Show


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 47