Like much of New Jersey during the American Revolution; Monmouth County was contested territory in between the great armies. As the Battles of Trenton; Princeton and Bound Brook raged nearby; the people of Monmouth County fought their own internal revolution; Loyalist partisans led insurrections and raids that laid waste to entire neighborhoods. In 1778; General George Washington rallied his Continental army and fought the British within Monmouth's borders; barely holding the field. Monmouth Countians joined the fight and then spent the following weeks caring for the wounded and burying the dead. The remaining war years brought more hardships; as they grappled with a local civil war charged with racial; religious and economic undercurrents--a local civil war that continued long after the Battle of Yorktown supposedly ended hostilities. Revolutionary War scholar Michael S. Adelberg brings to life the struggles within Monmouth County; a place that New Jersey governor William Livingston called "the theatre of spoil and destruction."
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Interesting storiesBy Dr. Dave in FresnoThis work contains reproductions of images and brief biographies of people who were born before 1783; the last year of the Revolutionary War; or were connected by marriage to someone who was of this "generation." As such the title is a bit misleading because my definition of Rev War Generation (just like that for the "Greatest Generation") has to mean the people featured were old enough to participate as soldiers in the Revolutionary War. This is not the case for most of the people in this work. Ms. Taylor does make it clear; however; in her preface that her definition is based only on when someone was born. Much of her documentation comes from pension applications and many were rejected by the Pension Bureau. So it would not suprise me if some people born in the 1790s added a few years to their age in an effort to acquire Pensions at a time when birth certificates and other such documents did not exist. Such records generally do exist for the New England states and further research might have revealed whether "age-spiking" was present. However; criticism of the methodology aside Last Muster is a superb collection of early "photograph" or elderly people. It is fun to read what they said of themselves in their applications and the man who is wearing a Rev War uniform at his private museum in upstate New York should be reproduced and sold as a poster.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Revolutionary War History and Photography Part 2By CustomerLoving Early American History; Genealogy; Cartography; and early photography; this book and it's companion a must have for gaining insight into the psyche of our founding fathers and patriots in the general citizenry of our country. Need Volume 11 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book. As others sayBy Brad BurchGreat book. As others say; not all the images are Revolutionary War veterans. Most are people who were alive during the war. I collect vintage photography so to me these images are stunning.