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Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were processing applications to receive pensions because of their service, the federal government was surprised to learn that lots of the soldiers weren't men but males, many of whom were under age 16 and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the North american Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and tales of the young subset of early American soldiers, concentrating on how these boys arrived to become listed on the army and what they actually did in service. Providing us a wealthy and unique view into colonial child years, Cox traces the advancement of youth in American culture in the later 18th century, as the accepted era for children to take part meaningfully in population - not only in the military - was rising dramatically. Drawing artistically on resources such as diaries, letters, and memoirs, Caroline Cox offers a vibrant accounts of what life was like for these males both on and off the battlefield, telling the story of a generation of military caught between old and new notions of boyhood.
