1839
Sam Watkins, American soldier and author (died 1901)
Sam Watkins, American soldier and author (died 1901)
Sam Watkins, American soldier and author (died 1901)
Samuel R. Watkins
American writer and humorist (1839–1901)
- Born
- 1839
Samuel Rush Watkins was an American writer and humorist. He fought through the entire American Civil War and saw action in many battles in the western theater. Today, he is best known for his memoir Co. Aytch (1882), which recounts his life as a soldier in the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment.