A Proper Sense Of Honor Volume 1 Of 2 Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition

Author : Caroline Cox
Publisher : Readhowyouwant
ISBN 13 : 9781442929647
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book A Proper Sense of Honor written by Caroline Cox and published by Readhowyouwant. This book was released on 2009-08-05 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the experiences of officers and soldiers of the Continental army rather than of the militia. However, occasionally, the experiences of the militia are crucial to our understanding and are included where necessary. Historian Holly Mayer used the phrase ''Continental Community'' to embrace people such as wagoners and camp followers, mostly the wives and other female relatives of soldiers who lived, worked with, and were dependent on the army. The phrase serves us well, too, but for different purposes. The differences in treatment between militia and Continental service were distinct - especially in terms of punishment - and yet the men of each were frequently in close contact, and in sickness and at death, the men and their friends faced some of the same problems. The ways in which these differences were resolved are important and make it worth our while to keep both in view, as did the participants themselves.