Belonging to the Army: Camp Follower and Community During the American Revolution

by Holly A. Mayer

Book Overview

Chronicles the identities and importance of civilians to the American Revolutionary War effort

Belonging to the Army reveals the identity and importance of the civilians now referred to 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 employees provided necessary supplies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570033390
• ISBN13: 9781570033391
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"