5/18/2023 0 Comments Company aytch book![]() ![]() It runs in streams, making little rivulets as it flows. Forward, men! And the blood spurts in a perfect jet from the dead and wounded. It seemed that the very elements of heaven and earth were in one mighty uproar. Never on this earth did men fight against such terrible odds. “Forward, men! The air loaded with death-dealing missiles. Watkins is certainly capable of dramatic recollections of the events that took such a heavy toll on his comrades, as in his memories of the horrific battle of Franklin, Tennessee: Watkins served throughout the war and was one of the very few survivors of his group of all those who had enlisted with Company H, fewer than 10 were still alive at the time of General Johnston’s surrender to General Sherman. ![]() One of the best-known accounts was by Samuel Rush Watkins, who wrote his memoirs of the time he spent in the First Tennessee Infantry, Company H, also known as the Maury Greys. During these years marking the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War there has been renewed interest in personal narratives of the conflict. ![]()
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