Thank you, Nelson. I really appreciate your help. -- Leona ----- Original Message ----- From: "nelson denton" <ndenton@cogeco.ca> To: "Leona L. Gustafson" <GenealogyBug@Gustafson.net>; <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [WARof1812] Age of enlistment > "True Blue - The Loyalist Legend " By Walter Stewart > Collins Publishers 1985 Toronto > ISBN 0-00-217468-5 > > > It should be available on discount shelves. or at www.abebooks.com > > It focuses mostly on the Revolution but also deals with the War of 1812 > since both involved the exact same people. > The author pulls no punches in describing some of our famous but less than > stellar ancestors > > > Another very fine book to read is "Life of a British Soldier" by Thomas > Faughnan. > > It was published in the 1870's but it was a best seller. Copies are still > around at places like www.abeboooks.com for about $20.00 > The book focuses on the day to day life of a British Sergeant from his > enlistemnt in Ireland to his retirement in Ontario. > The Crimean War covers half of the book. - It deals with a period a bit > later than 1812 but the day to day life and anecdotes are most fascinating > and are appropriate for our period > A must read for any military history buff. Look for the expanded later > editions they are much better. Lots more " campfire tall tales". > > Nelson