Belonging to the Army : Camp Followers and Community during the American Revolution /

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"Belonging to the Army reveals the identity and importance of the civilians now categorized 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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mayer, Holly A. (Holly Ann), 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, 1996.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kontinentalkongress
United States. > Continental Army.
United States. > Continental Army > Military life.
Alltag
Militär
Armed Forces > Military life.
Camp followers.
Prostituees accompagnant une armee > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Camp followers > United States > History > 18th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Custom, conflict, and camp followers
  • The Army : a continental community
  • The mercantile community : sutlers and other suppliers
  • Retainers to the camp : the conjugal family
  • Retainers to the camp : the extended family
  • All persons serving with the Army
  • Subject to orders and the discipline of war
  • Contributors to a glorious work.

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