Company Aytch : Or a Side Show of the Big Show

by Watkins, Samuel R.

• ISBN13: 9780452281240
• ISBN10: 0452281245
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

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. This edition of Company Aytch also contains six previously uncollected articles by Sam Watkins, plus other valuable supplementary materials, including a map and period illustrations, a glossary of technical and military terms, a chronology of events, a concise history of Watkins's regiment, a biographical directory of individuals mentioned in the narrative, and geographic and topical indexes. This new edition of a Civil War classic is bound to become the edition of choice for students, military buffs, and general readers alike.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Textual Note	xxi
Acknowledgments	xxiii
``CO. AYTCH''	1	(240)
Other Sketches	217	(24)
The ``Fighting'' Forty-eighth Tennessee Regiment	217	(7)
Reminiscences of Hood's Tennessee Campaign	224	(4)
Snow Battle at Dalton-Little Jimmie White	228	(3)
Battle Near Adairsville	231	(3)
A Gambler at Cards in Dalton	234	(2)
Dead Angle, on the Kennesaw Line	236	(5)
Chronology	241	(4)
A Concise History of the First Tennessee Infantry Regiment	245	(5)
Glossary	250	(2)
Topical Index	252	(1)
Geographic Index	253	(4)
Biographical Directory and Index	257