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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cox, Caroline, 1954-2014 (Author)
Other Authors: Middlekauff, Robert (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Subjects:
1700-1799
Child soldiers > United States > History > 18th century.
Children > United States > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Enfants soldats > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Enfants > États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Military participation > Juvenile
Child soldiers
Children > Social life and customs
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, Juvenile.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution) > Participation des jeunes.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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