Boy soldiers of the American Revolution /
Cox, Caroline, 1954-2014,
Boy soldiers of the American Revolution / Caroline Cox ; with a foreword by Robert Middlekauff. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: As well as I can recollect -- Answer the purpose -- A strong desire to enlist -- My father caused me to enlist -- He took his father's place -- Fellow citizens.
"Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men, but boys, many of whom were under the age of sixteen, and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, Cox traces the evolution of youth in American culture in the late eighteenth century, as the accepted age for children to participate meaningfully in society--not only in the military--was rising dramatically"--
English.
9781469627557 1469627558 9781469627540 146962754X
22573/ctt17rwd4j JSTOR
1700-1799
Child soldiers--History--United States--18th century.
Children--Social life and customs--United States--18th century.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
HISTORY--Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)--United States
Military participation--Juvenile.
Child soldiers.
Children--Social life and customs.
United States--History--Participation, Juvenile.--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
UB418.C45 / C69 2016eb
973.3/4083
Boy soldiers of the American Revolution / Caroline Cox ; with a foreword by Robert Middlekauff. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: As well as I can recollect -- Answer the purpose -- A strong desire to enlist -- My father caused me to enlist -- He took his father's place -- Fellow citizens.
"Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men, but boys, many of whom were under the age of sixteen, and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, Cox traces the evolution of youth in American culture in the late eighteenth century, as the accepted age for children to participate meaningfully in society--not only in the military--was rising dramatically"--
English.
9781469627557 1469627558 9781469627540 146962754X
22573/ctt17rwd4j JSTOR
1700-1799
Child soldiers--History--United States--18th century.
Children--Social life and customs--United States--18th century.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
HISTORY--Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)--United States
Military participation--Juvenile.
Child soldiers.
Children--Social life and customs.
United States--History--Participation, Juvenile.--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
UB418.C45 / C69 2016eb
973.3/4083