Co. Aytch - Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment

"Co. Aytch", by Sam R. Watkins

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Title: "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side
Show of the Big Show
Author: Sam R. Watkins
Release Date: August 17, 2004 [EBook #13202]
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AYTCH" ***

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PUBLISHER'S NOTICE.
Eighteen years ago, the first edition of this book, "Co. H., First
Tennessee Regiment," was published by the author, Mr. Sam. R.
Watkins, of Columbia, Tenn. A limited edition of two thousand copies
was printed and sold. For nearly twenty years this work has been out of

print and the owners of copies of it hold them so precious that it is
impossible to purchase one. To meet a demand, so strong as to be
almost irresistable the Chattanooga Times has printed a second edition
of 2000 copies, which to soldiers of the Army of the Tennessee and the
Army of the Cumberland, between whom many battles were fought, it
will prove of intense interest, serving to recall many scenes and
incidents of battle field and camp in which they were the chief actors.
To them and to all other readers we respectfully commend this book as
being the best and most impersonal history of any army ever written.
THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1900.

"CO. AYTCH,"
MAURY GRAYS,
FIRST TENNESSEE REGIMENT;
OR,
A SIDE SHOW OF THE BIG SHOW.
By SAM. R. WATKINS,
COLUMBIA, TENN.
"Quaeque ipse miserima vidi, Et quorum pars magna fui."

TO THE MEMORY OF MY DEAD COMRADES OF THE MAURY
GRAYS, AND THE FIRST TENNESSEE REGIMENT, WHO DIED
IN DEFENSE OF SOUTHERN HOMES AND LIBERTIES: ALSO
TO MY LIVING COMRADES, NEARLY ALL OF WHOM SHED
THEIR BLOOD IN DEFENSE OF THE SAME CAUSE, THIS BOOK
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR . . . . .

CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
--RETROSPECTIVE WE ARE ONE AND UNDIVIDED THE
BLOODY CHASM EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE
CAMP CHEATHAM ON THE ROAD STAUNTON WARM
SPRINGS CHEAT MOUNTAIN ROMNEY STANDING PICKET ON
THE POTOMAC SCHWARTZ AND PFIFER THE
COURT-MARTIAL THE DEATH WATCH VIRGINIA, FAREWELL
CHAPTER II
--SHILOH SHILOH
CHAPTER III
--CORINTH CORINTH ROWLAND SHOT TO DEATH KILLING A
YANKEE SHARPSHOOTER COLONEL FIELD CAPTAIN JOE P.
LEE CORINTH FORSAKEN
CHAPTER IV
--TUPELO TUPELO THE COURT-MARTIAL AT TUPELO
RAIDING ON ROASTINGEARS
CHAPTER V
--KENTUCKY WE GO INTO KENTUCKY THE BATTLE OF
PERRYVILLE THE RETREAT OUT OF KENTUCKY KNOXVILLE
AH, SNEAK I JINE THE CAVALRY
CHAPTER VI
--MURFREESBORO MURFREESBORO BATTLE OF
MURFREESBORO ROBBING A DEAD YANKEE

CHAPTER VII
--SHELBYVILLE SHELBYVILLE A FOOT RACE EATING
MUSSELS POOR BERRY MORGAN WRIGHT SHOT TO DEATH
WITH MUSKETRY DAVE SUBLETT PROMOTED DOWN DUCK
RIVER IN A CANOE SHENERAL OWLEYDOUSKY
CHAPTER VIII
--CHATTANOOGA BACK TO CHATTANOOGA AM VISITED BY
MY FATHER OUT A LARKING HANGING TWO SPIES EATING
RATS SWIMMING THE TENN. WITH ROASTINGEARS AM
DETAILED TO GO FORAGING PLEASE PASS THE BUTTER WE
EVACUATE CHATTANOOGA THE BULL OF THE WOODS THE
WING OF THE "ANGEL OF DEATH"
CHAPTER IX
--CHICKAMAUGA BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA AFTER THE
BATTLE A NIGHT AMONG THE DEAD
CHAPTER X
--MISSIONARY RIDGE MISSIONARY RIDGE SERGEANT
TUCKER AND GEN. WILDER MOCCASIN POINT BATTLE OF
MISSIONARY RIDGE GOOD-BYE, TOM WEBB THE REAR
GUARD CHICKAMAUGA STATION THE BATTLE OF CAT
CREEK RINGGOLD GAP
CHAPTER XI
--DALTON GEN. JOE JOHNSTON TAKES COMMAND
COMMISSARIES DALTON SHOOTING A DESERTER TEN MEN
KILLED AT MOURNER'S-BENCH DR. C. T. QUINTARD Y'S YOU
GOT MY HOG? TARGET SHOOTING UNCLE ZACK AND AUNT
DAPHNE RED TAPE I GET A FURLOUGH

CHAPTER XII
--HUNDRED DAYS BATTLE ROCKY FACE RIDGE FALLING
BACK BATTLE OF RESACCA ADAIRSVILLE OCTAGON
HOUSE KENNESAW LINE DETAILED TO GO INTO ENEMY'S
LINES DEATH OF GENERAL LEONIDAS POLK GENERAL
LUCIUS E. POLK WOUNDED DEAD ANGLE BATTLE OF NEW
HOPE CHURCH BATTLE OF DALLAS BATTLE OF ZION
CHURCH KINGSTON CASSVILLE ON THE BANKS OF THE
CHATTAHOOCHEE REMOVAL OF GEN. JOE E. JOHNSTON
GEN. HOOD TAKES COMMAND
CHAPTER XIII
--ATLANTA HOOD STRIKES KILLING A YANKEE SCOUT AN
OLE CITIZEN MY FRIENDS AN ARMY WITHOUT CAVALRY
BATTLE OF JULY 22ND, 1864 THE ATTACK AM PROMOTED
28TH OF JULY AT ATLANTA I VISIT MONTGOMERY THE
HOSPITAL THE CAPITOL AM ARRESTED THOSE GIRLS THE
TALISMAN THE BRAVE CAPTAIN HOW I GOT BACK TO
ATLANTA THE DEATH OF TOM TUCK'S ROOSTER OLD JOE
BROWN'S PETS WE GO AFTER STONEMAN BELLUM
LETHALE DEATH OF A YANKEE LIEUTENANT ATLANTA
FORSAKEN
CHAPTER XIV
--JONESBORO BATTLE OF JONESBORO DEATH OF LIEUT.
JOHN WHITTAKER THEN COMES THE FARCE