Belonging to the Army
Camp Followers and Community during the American Revolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3733844 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Buel (corresponding author), Holly A Mayer |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 881 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The William and Mary Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-5597 • E-ISSN: 1933-7698 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2953901 |
| OpenAlex | W2151386494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
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 of American Independence. These merchants, contractors, family members, servants, government officers, and military employees, provided necessary supplies, services and emotional support to the troops of the Continental Mayer describes their activities and demonstrates how they made encampments livable communities and played a fundamental role in the survival and ultimate success of the Continental Army. She also considers how the army wanted to be rid of the followers but were unsuccessful, because of the civilians' essential support functions and determination to make camps into communities. Instead, the civilians' assimilation gave an expansive meaning to the term belonging to the army
Economic history · Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · American History and Culture · History
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2017 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |