tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744170830107487392.post6249300148393027278..comments2024-03-28T07:46:38.114-04:00Comments on Kabinettskriege:: Was the Average Eighteenth-Century Soldier Married? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14756736665642650392noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744170830107487392.post-71887778378305594962017-06-22T22:02:52.260-04:002017-06-22T22:02:52.260-04:00Mr. Frye- this is fantastic! Thanks so much. Mr. Frye- this is fantastic! Thanks so much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756736665642650392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744170830107487392.post-182976264883089042017-06-22T21:48:37.464-04:002017-06-22T21:48:37.464-04:00In looking at my data for New Hampshire's Cont...In looking at my data for New Hampshire's Continental Soldiers, the majority were not married. In 1776 and 1777 it looks roughly to be 75% of enlisted men were not married. Officers on the other hand, were nearly the inverse. Nearly all captains and higher were married, and only a few notable exceptions such as Alexander Scammell were not. In 1775 most of the lieutenants were married, and the larger portion of ensigns were not. Going into 1776 and 1777, it I think it was becoming clear that the junior officer's pay was insufficient to support a family for one or more years, particularly given the devaluation of the Continental currency.<br /><br />By 1780 and 1781, a greater majority of enlisted men appear to be younger and unmarried. The same shift is seen in the ranks of officers, due to some married officers either resigning their commissions or taking the opportunity to not continue in the service when their state reorganized regiments (such as New Hampshire did at the outset of 1781, when they reduced their number of regiments from three to two). This allowed officers who had likely been single as ensigns and lieutenants at the start of the war to be promoted into captain's slots. Charlie Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04064243740217756858noreply@blogger.com