America's first veterans

America's first veterans

Washington, D.C. The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati, Inc. 2020

x, 204 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.), facsims. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

973.315 W289 2020

(OCoLC)1203368859

Contents: Prologue. A call to conscience -- 1. Centuries of neglect -- 2. Revolutionary promises -- 3. The honor of free men -- 4. The first veterans organization -- 5. The lure of land -- 6. Decades of desappointment -- 7. My story -- 8. The Pension Act of 1818 -- 9. The pension controversy -- 10. Revolutionary revival -- 11. The Pension Act of 1832 -- 12. Warriors and wives -- 13. The last of the fathers -- Epilogue. The legacy of America's first veterans.
"America's first veterans traces their experiences from the dissolution of the Continental Army in 1783 to the 1860s, using eighty-five manuscripts, rare books, prints, boradsides, paintings and other artifacts from the collections of the Society of the Cincinnati to introduce the stories of the men--and women-- who bore arms in the revolutionary war ..."--Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-194) and index.
L2020G52

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