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The Revolutionary War had resulted in the creation of the United States of America, whereas the American Civil War had determined the type of nation the United States would be. Opposing views over allowing slavery in territories, that had not become states just yet, had been the cause of the Civil War by the states. In 1861, when the war had just begun, a twenty-one year old man named Samuel Rush Watkins enlisted in the Confederate Army. Watkins had originally enlisted in the Bigby Grays in April when he then transferred to Maury Grays two months later on May fifteenth. He had served in Company H of the First Tennessee Infantry Regiment where he fought in multiple battles including the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Shelbyville, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, The 100 Days Battles, Jonesboro, Franklin, Nashville and Atlanta. Once the war came to an end Watkins had been one of the seven

The imagery used in this writing makes it seem as if you were there alongside Watkins at the time of the Civil War. It’s specific details factors into making this writing a strong primary historical source, however the inaccurate dates and names take a toll on the memoir as reliability is considered. Although on the contrary, the dates and names are minor inaccuracies, which doesn’t cause a major impact that hinders the books dependability as a primary historical source. Samuel Rush Watkins, one of seven survivors of Company H of the First Tennessee Infantry Regiment, certainly wrote an excellent primary historical source. As he spent his leisure time writing this memoir he had no clue that it’d become such a remarkable writing, and for that many people thank him for his point of view and his