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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mayer, Holly A. (Holly Ann), 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1996.
Subjects:
United States. > Continental Army > Military life.
United States. > Continental Army.
1700-1799
Camp followers > United States > History > 18th century.
Prostituées accompagnant une armée > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Camp followers.
Armed Forces > Military life.
HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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