Becoming men of some consequence : youth and military service in the revolutionary war
2014
973.31 R916 2014
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Title
Becoming men of some consequence : youth and military service in the revolutionary war
Variant Title
Youth and military service in the revolutionary war
Published
Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
Description
viii, 274 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Call Number
973.31 R916 2014
System Control No.
(OCoLC)880566271
Note
"This book examines young revolutionary war soldiers' and officers' changing motivations and expectations in relation to their enlistments, experiences in the army, choices about quitting long-term military service, and their attempts to rejoin civilian life after the war"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-260) and index.
Contents: "The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us" : ambition, coercion, and choice in joining the army -- "We were young men with warm hearts" : manhood in the Continental Army -- "Feared by many, loved by none" : relationships between soldiers and civilians -- "To quit the service of their country" : young men's decisions to leave the Continental Army -- "Yield the tribute due to merit" : young veterans after the war.
L2015G10
The author was the Society of the Cincinnati's 2007 & 2012 Scholars' Grant recipient.
SOC Library acknowledged.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-260) and index.
Contents: "The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us" : ambition, coercion, and choice in joining the army -- "We were young men with warm hearts" : manhood in the Continental Army -- "Feared by many, loved by none" : relationships between soldiers and civilians -- "To quit the service of their country" : young men's decisions to leave the Continental Army -- "Yield the tribute due to merit" : young veterans after the war.
L2015G10
The author was the Society of the Cincinnati's 2007 & 2012 Scholars' Grant recipient.
SOC Library acknowledged.
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