Becoming men of some consequence : youth and military service in the Revolutionary War /

This book examines young Revolutionary War soldiers' and officers' changing motivations and expectations in relation to their enlistments, experiences in the army, choices about quitting long-term military service and their attempts to rejoin civilian life after the war.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ruddiman, John A., 1978- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
Series:	Jeffersonian America.
Subjects:	United States. > Continental Army > Military life > History. Soldiers > United States > Social conditions > 18th century. Young men > United States > Social conditions > 18th century. Veterans > United States > Social conditions > 18th century. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Social aspects. Youth and war > United States > History > 18th century. Masculinity > United States > History > 18th century. Civil-military relations > United States > History > 18th century.

Table of Contents:

"The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us" : ambition, coercion, and choice in joining the army
"We were young men with warm hearts" : manhood in the Continental Army
"Feared by many, loved by none" : relationships between soldiers and civilians
"To quit the service of their country" : young men's decisions to leave the Continental Army
"Yield the tribute due to merit" : young veterans after the war.