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. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Watkins][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Watkins