Citizens More than Soldiers: The Kentucky Militia and Society in the Early Republic

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K ? <  B < E K L : B P  D @ C @ K @ 8  8 E ;  J F : @ < K P @ E  K ? <  < 8 I C P  I < G L 9 C @ : universit y of nebr ask a press lincoln and london CITIZENS ?XiipJ%CXm\i SOLDIERS D F I <  K ? 8 E © 2007 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America ∞ Portions of chapters 3, 4, and 5 were previously published in “Rethinking the Social Role of the Militia: Community Building in Antebellum Kentucky” in The Journal of Southern History 68 (November 2002): 777–816. Portions of chapter 7 were previously published in “Refuge of Manhood: Masculinity and the Militia Experience in Kentucky” in Southern Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South, eds. Craig Thompson Friend and Lorri Glover (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2004), 1–21. © 2004 by the University of Georgia Press. Athens, Georgia 30602. Set in Chaparral Pro by Omega Clay. Designed by Omega Clay. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Laver, Harry S. Citizens more than soldiers : the Kentucky militia and society in the early republic / Harry S. Laver. p. cm.—(Studies in war, society, and the military) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-2970-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Kentucky—History, Military—19th century. 2. Kentucky—Militia —History—19th century. 3. Soldiers—Kentucky—History—19th century . 4. Civil-military relations—Kentucky—History—19th century. 5. Kentucky—Social conditions—19th century. 6. Kentucky—Politics and government—1792–1865. 7. Social classes—Kentucky—History—19th century. 8. Community life—Kentucky—History—19th century. 9. Political culture—Kentucky—History—19th century. 10. Masculinity—Kentucky —History—19th century. I. Title. f455.l24 2007 355.3'70976909034—dc22 2007012550 ...