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This book is considered to be the best account of the Civil War ever written from the Confederate point of view. It is also the one most frequently cited by historians of the Western campaigns. Sam Watkins, a high private in the Army of Tennessee, brings a vividness and detail to his story unmatched in the genre.

Early in May 1861, 21-year-old Sam R. Watkins of Columbia, Tennessee, joined the First Tennessee Regiment. He fought in all of its major battles, from Shiloh to Nashville. Twenty years later, with a "house full of young 'rebels' clustering around my knees and bumping about my elbows," he wrote the remarkable account of "Co. Aytch," its common foot soldiers, its commanders, its Yankee enemies, its victories and defeats, and its ultimate surrender on April 26, 1865.

What if the best wellness advice came from someone still figuring it out? Humn.ing is the brutally honest podcast for anyone tired of perfect wellness gurus and ready, instead, for real talk about healing. Host Sam Watkins - a marketing strategist navigating his own messy journey through depression, alcohol use, and midlife recalibration —sits down each week with holistic practitioners who actually walk their talk. This isn't your typical wellness show. Every episode features raw, unfiltered conversations with therapists, herbalists, somatic healers, and coaches who share both their ...