hi there

[rita hartzell]

i am a new member of the forum. i was hoping someone could give me some perspective on the revolutionary war.

i began researching my family tree a few years ago and in the last year a flood of people poured forth that are all some kind of relative. i am up to 28 men in my family that served in different aspects of the revolutionary war. from a 4th greatgrandfather who was a maryland drummer boy to greatuncles and cousins in the pa flying camps to my cousin jacob shallus who penned the declaration of independence.

so, what was going to be a short bio on the men now seems to require a chapter in the story i plan to write on the family. what i need are suggestions on some great reference books that i can use for accurate descriptions of the social and military climate of the time. most of the books i see referenced in the tree info are not available to me due to cost.

thanks in advance for anyone who has any hints or suggestions on how to go about this task. thanks, rita