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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 Soldiers of the American
Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this
young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys
came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving
us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, Cox traces
the evolution of youth in American culture in the late eighteenth
century, as the accepted age for children to participate
meaningfully in society--not only in the military--was rising
dramatically. Drawing creatively on sources, such as diaries,
letters, and memoirs, Caroline Cox offers a vivid account of what
life was like for these boys both on and off the battlefield,
telling the story of a generation of soldiers caught between old
and new notions of boyhood.
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 Soldiers of the American
Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this
young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys
came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving
us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, Cox traces
the evolution of youth in American culture in the late eighteenth
century, as the accepted age for children to participate
meaningfully in society-not only in the military-was rising
dramatically. Drawing creatively on sources, such as diaries,
letters, and memoirs, Caroline Cox offers a vivid account of what
life was like for these boys both on and off the battlefield,
telling the story of a generation of soldiers caught between old
and new notions of boyhood.
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