A Proper Sense of Honor
Subtitle: Service and Sacrifice in George Washington's Army
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: August 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780807858615
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; History of specific subjects; Land forces & warfare; Military life & institutions; c 1700 to c 1800; History; History - Military / War; Military; USA; Military - United States; United States - Revolutionary War; American military life; persistance of hierarchy; behavior/ living conditions; disipline; medical care; burial practices; treatment as prisoners of war; realities of military life
First sentence: IN 1775, SHORTLY AFTER the first shots were fired in the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord, colonial governments and the Continental Congress went about the business creating an army.