"Sam's bird's-eye view, coupled with his almost 'Forrest Gumpian'
ability to be in the right place at the right time, has drawn
historians, scholars, and boy soldiers like myself to his tales for over
a century. All of us have something to celebrate in this edition of
Co. Aytch with Sam's own revisions." -Robert Hicks, author of
Widow of the South"The only thing better than Sam Watkins is more Sam
Watkins. This is a marvelous expansion of the best memoir of a fighting
soldier south of the Mason-Dixon line we have."
Ken Burns, Filmmaker
"Descendant Fulfills Rebel Soldier's Wish. His revised Civil War classic
published....." Read the entire article
by Leon Alligood of The Tennessean
"Among the best known and most quoted Civil War memoirs is that authored
by the irrepressible Confederate soldier Sam Watkins. Annotations made
by Watkins to his seminal 1882 publication will enrich and appeal to the
broad constituency that has been long interested in Sam's trials,
tribulations, and opinions." - Edwin C. Bearrs,
Historian Emeritus, National Parks Service
