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Great Civil War Book
mateomasfeo
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Just read a great Civil War book that I would like to recommend.
Book is called "Co. Aytch - A Sideshow to the Big Show" by Private Sam R. Watkins. It's been around a long time and some of you Civil War buffs are likely familiar with it.
Sam Watkins served in the Confederate infantry from 1961-65. (EDIT: should be 1861-65)Seven of 125 original members of his company survived the war. Great memoirs from a man not interested in telling you the great battle histories of the Civil war, but rather the things he saw as a private foot soldier.
Sort of a natural downhome poet and philosopher. Find it if you can.
Mateomasfeo
"I am what I am!" - Popeye
Book is called "Co. Aytch - A Sideshow to the Big Show" by Private Sam R. Watkins. It's been around a long time and some of you Civil War buffs are likely familiar with it.
Sam Watkins served in the Confederate infantry from 1961-65. (EDIT: should be 1861-65)Seven of 125 original members of his company survived the war. Great memoirs from a man not interested in telling you the great battle histories of the Civil war, but rather the things he saw as a private foot soldier.
Sort of a natural downhome poet and philosopher. Find it if you can.
Mateomasfeo
"I am what I am!" - Popeye
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"I would not mind being the last man on earth just to see if all those girls were telling me the truth"
1961-65.
Mateomasfeo
"I am what I am!" - Popeye
"I would not mind being the last man on earth just to see if all those girls were telling me the truth"
My favorite parts usually came right after he said " the history scholars will probably disagree, but I got to tell it like I saw it"
I still have a copy somewhere around here.
I would like to read it. Anyone know where I can get a copy of it?
He WAS tough to have survived til 1965!!!!
Should be 1861-65...
I will look to see who published it and post it tonight.
Mateomasfeo
"I am what I am!" - Popeye
Here is one for 3 bucks.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684833247/002-9659618-8644020?v=glance
That is a great book. I read it a long time ago.
Here is one for 3 bucks.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684833247/002-9659618-8644020?v=glance
GREAT LINK ALLEN!!! If you go to Allen's link and click on the picture of the book, you can read the preface...
Mateomasfeo
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NO!
Call it what it was.
Pick one.
1. War Between the States
2. War Between The North and The South.
3. War of Northern Aggression. (I like this one.)
A "civil war" occurs when a faction WITHIN a nation rises up against the established government to overthrow it.
The War Of Northern Aggression occurred between two sovreign nations.
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I like #3,,, "The War of Northern Aggression."
And it is great book on the war. I have a copy of it in my bookcase.
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