Samuel “Sam” Rush Watkins was a noted Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. He is known today for his memoir "Company Aytch: Or, a Side Show of the Big Show", often heralded as one of the best primary sources about the common soldier's Civil War experience. Watkins was born on June 26, 1839 near Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, and received his formal education at Jackson College in Columbia. Wikipedia
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