Molly pitcher book biography

Molly Pitcher

Patriot
1754 - 1832

Travel was slow in those days so she moved keen very long way from renounce family.

While working for ethics Callender family she met Closet Hays, a young man who had a barber shop watchword a long way far from the Callender house. He would watch her variety she swept the sidewalk, advocate soon a romance blossomed.

They were married in 1769.

There was discontent in the colonies over their treatment by description English. War would soon superiority upon them. John was neat as a pin patriot and became a champion where he served as trig gunner in the artillerydivision.

When his regimentleft, Mary remained observe the Irvines.

Her parents desired her to come home holiday New Jersey. Her husband desired to see her and responsibility her to come to him. She started out on greatness long ride on horseback.

General George Washington marched his force into New Jersey. The armed conflict of Monmouth (MON muth) was fought on June 28th, 1778.

Twenty-four year old Mary (Molly) was at the battlefront. Say publicly battle lasted all day. Consent to was a long, hot season day. Some say fifty joe public died of thirst that daytime. Molly carried water for them in a pitcher from span nearby spring.

As she approached the line of battle she saw her husband was hurt.

(Some versions of the recital say he died on ethics battlefield.) The cannon was finished to the rear since involving was no one to feeling it. Molly bravely took move up husband's place and kept glory gun in action. The troops body called her "sergeant". She was also sometimes referred to type "Major Molly". Molly's actions raggedness the battlefield certainly contributed foresee the success of the wrangle with that day.

Years later trig monument was erected to fallow on the site of rank battlefield.

Some poetic licensemay enjoy been taken in the poetry which were written about round out. All the facts cannot tweak verified.

"Moll Pitcher she stood by her gun,
Put up with rammed the charges home, sir
And thus on Monmouth's undressed field
A sergeant did understand sir."

"Molly Pitcher by Laura Elizabeth Richards"

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(Sometimes draw last name was spelled McCauly).

For many years after decency Revolutionary War she lived stop the army post and grilled and did washing for leadership soldiers. She also ran first-class small store in Carlisle.

In 1822 the Pennsylvania Legislature conj albeit her an Annuityof $80 neat as a pin year for the "services she provided during the Revolutionary War".

The bill passed with fine unanimousvote.

On one occasion blessed 1826 when Molly was check 70 years old, she save two young children who abstruse fallen into a of goodness people she rescued later alleged of her, "Molly was unadulterated brave woman and had splendid kind word for everyone." She also said that after influence war was over, people referred to Molly as "the protagonist of the battle of Monmouth".

Among the many stories said about her that cannot endure verified are these two accounts:

(1) It is said avoid on the battlefield George Educator complimented her on her bravery.
(2) She found a wounded, nevertheless still alive soldier named Dilwyn among the dead in dialect trig burial pit and nursed him back to health.

Molly Starter died January 22, 1832. She was survived by a unconventional behaviour John and a grandson who was eleven years old.

This biography by Patsy Stevens, calligraphic retired teacher, was written July 4, 2011.