Archive | February 2019

Joseph Plumb Martin

     Joseph Plumb Martin was the life of a solider

 in the war he enlisted the 8th Connecticut

he served in state mitilas

and continental army

Joseph Plumb Martin

he was in

the battle of Lexington,Concord

he served in the duration war,(until 1783)

over several months he withstood bombardments of the war

 

Women in the Revolution

Emily Geiger she wanted to be a messager in the revolution, she said to General Greene thatif she had trouble she would just say she was visiting family ,loyalist also invited her to there house to stay cause they would think she is a patroit.Emily got caught and had to swallow the paper or the messaage so the men would not think she was a spy or messager.

Captain Molly took care of her kids at Tryton fort in New york,and also helped setup for war kinda,she sometimes looked out and saw what was going on, she faked being sick or hurt but then she was relly so they had to take herand take care of her,the reason that she got hurt was because she was trying to save her husband.

Sibyl Ludington stayed home and took care of her tender or sick, and kindaspies and helps out when her husband goes out to war or off to war,she was a messager to,and she told everybody that they needed to get ready for war,also people are coming.She helped out kinda bye also saving the soliders.

Deborah Samson wanted to fight in the army but the deacon said she needs to stay home and learn manners and tend his sick and others,she disguise her self as a man and entered the army,Deborah(Robert) got hurt and the doctor found out about her secret,she did not get hurt,Dr.Binney was the first to know her secret,they all know that Deborah is a girl and she is just acting like a man (Robert) but after that her journey did not end yet because she started a family.