Author: Holly A. Mayer
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570033391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
" Belonging to the Army reveals the identity and importance of the civilians now referred to as camp followers, whom Holly A. Mayer calls the forgotten revolutionaries of the War for American Independence. These merchants, contractors, family members, servants, government officers, and military employees provided necessary supplies, services, and emotional support to the troops of the Continental Army. Mayer describes their activities and demonstrates how they made encampments livable communities and played a fundamental role in the survival and ultimate success of the Continental Army. She also considers how the army wanted to be rid of the followers but were unsuccessful because of the civilians' essential support functions and determination to make camps into communities. Instead the civilians' assimilation gave an expansive meaning to the term "belonging to the army
Belonging to the Army
Author: Holly A. Mayer
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570033391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
" Belonging to the Army reveals the identity and importance of the civilians now referred to as camp followers, whom Holly A. Mayer calls the forgotten revolutionaries of the War for American Independence. These merchants, contractors, family members, servants, government officers, and military employees provided necessary supplies, services, and emotional support to the troops of the Continental Army. Mayer describes their activities and demonstrates how they made encampments livable communities and played a fundamental role in the survival and ultimate success of the Continental Army. She also considers how the army wanted to be rid of the followers but were unsuccessful because of the civilians' essential support functions and determination to make camps into communities. Instead the civilians' assimilation gave an expansive meaning to the term "belonging to the army
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570033391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
" Belonging to the Army reveals the identity and importance of the civilians now referred to as camp followers, whom Holly A. Mayer calls the forgotten revolutionaries of the War for American Independence. These merchants, contractors, family members, servants, government officers, and military employees provided necessary supplies, services, and emotional support to the troops of the Continental Army. Mayer describes their activities and demonstrates how they made encampments livable communities and played a fundamental role in the survival and ultimate success of the Continental Army. She also considers how the army wanted to be rid of the followers but were unsuccessful because of the civilians' essential support functions and determination to make camps into communities. Instead the civilians' assimilation gave an expansive meaning to the term "belonging to the army
New York in the Revolution as Colony and State
Author: New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Publisher:
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, April 1775, to December, 1783
Author: Francis Bernard Heitman
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
1777
Author: John S. Pancake
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817306870
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
"A revisionist view of the Revolution's most crucial year... it explodes many of the myths surrounding Burgoyne's Canadian expedition and Howe's Pennsylvania campaign. There is a wealth of fascinating detail in this book, including information on arms and supplies, rations for women camp followers, and even the numbers of carts (30-odd) carrying Burgoyne's luggage." --History Book Club Newsletter
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817306870
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
"A revisionist view of the Revolution's most crucial year... it explodes many of the myths surrounding Burgoyne's Canadian expedition and Howe's Pennsylvania campaign. There is a wealth of fascinating detail in this book, including information on arms and supplies, rations for women camp followers, and even the numbers of carts (30-odd) carrying Burgoyne's luggage." --History Book Club Newsletter
Valley Forge Historical Research Project
Author: Wayne K. Bodle
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution
Author: Theodore P. Savas
Publisher: Savas Beatie
ISBN: 1611210119
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
“A well-organized and concise introduction to the war’s major battles” (The Journal of America’s Military Past). Winner of the Gold Star Book Award for History from the Military Writers Society of America This is the first comprehensive account of every engagement of the Revolution, a war that began with a brief skirmish at Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, and concluded on the battlefield at the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781. In between were six long years of bitter fighting on land and at sea. The wide variety of combats blanketed the North American continent from Canada to the Southern colonies, from the winding coastal lowlands to the Appalachian Mountains, and from the North Atlantic to the Caribbean. Every entry begins with introductory details including the date of the battle, its location, commanders, opposing forces, terrain, weather, and time of day. The detailed body of each entry offers both a Colonial and a British perspective of the unfolding military situation, a detailed and unbiased account of what actually transpired, a discussion of numbers and losses, an assessment of the consequences of the battle, and suggestions for further reading. Many of the entries are supported and enriched by original maps and photos.
Publisher: Savas Beatie
ISBN: 1611210119
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
“A well-organized and concise introduction to the war’s major battles” (The Journal of America’s Military Past). Winner of the Gold Star Book Award for History from the Military Writers Society of America This is the first comprehensive account of every engagement of the Revolution, a war that began with a brief skirmish at Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, and concluded on the battlefield at the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781. In between were six long years of bitter fighting on land and at sea. The wide variety of combats blanketed the North American continent from Canada to the Southern colonies, from the winding coastal lowlands to the Appalachian Mountains, and from the North Atlantic to the Caribbean. Every entry begins with introductory details including the date of the battle, its location, commanders, opposing forces, terrain, weather, and time of day. The detailed body of each entry offers both a Colonial and a British perspective of the unfolding military situation, a detailed and unbiased account of what actually transpired, a discussion of numbers and losses, an assessment of the consequences of the battle, and suggestions for further reading. Many of the entries are supported and enriched by original maps and photos.
Men of Progress, Indiana
Author: William Cumback
Publisher:
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Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Revolutionary War Records
Author: Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806300603
Category : Bounties, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Given in memory of Charles Hudson Edge, Laura James Edge, by Eugene Edge III.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806300603
Category : Bounties, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Given in memory of Charles Hudson Edge, Laura James Edge, by Eugene Edge III.
History of Kane County, Ill
Author: Rodolphus Waite Joslyn
Publisher:
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Category : Kane County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
The first volume highlights communities and history of numerous villages, cities and townships of Kane County. The second volume contains biographies of many Kane County residents.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kane County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
The first volume highlights communities and history of numerous villages, cities and townships of Kane County. The second volume contains biographies of many Kane County residents.
The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut
Author: Frederic Gregory Mather
Publisher:
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
Book Description
A history, accompanied by documentary material and biographical sketches, of the American sympathizers who emigrated to Connecticut after the battle of Long island.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
Book Description
A history, accompanied by documentary material and biographical sketches, of the American sympathizers who emigrated to Connecticut after the battle of Long island.