INFANTRY (Part the Third)

In which we conclude our discussion of Civil War infantry.

During the sesquicentennial reeanactments at Gettysburg this past summer, William H. Hincks portrays his great-great-grandfather, Medal of Honor recepient William Bliss Hincks, taking a Confederate flag from a color bearer (portrayed by Skip Koontz, of Sharpsburg, Maryland) during Pickett’s Charge.

 

Our book recommendation for this episode is Company Aytch, or a Side Show of the Big Show by Sam Watkins, a new edition annotated & edited by Philip Leigh.

~ “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.”

Listen to Episode 47: InfantryPartThird