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Molly Pitcher - Paper

Molly Pitcher

Not many women are mentioned during the Revolutionary war but broke this trend by becoming a war heroine, a loyal wife, and a hard worker.
was born in Trenton, New Jersey. She was born with the name Mary Ludwig. Mary helped a lot on her family's dairy farm. In 1769 Mary became a servant to Dr. William Irvine. Later, Mary's employer became a colonel and a brigadier general in the colonial army. Mary left her career as a maid and married a man by the name of John Casper Hays, a soldier that enlisted in the colonial army in December of 1775.
Mary Ludwig Hays was like a shadow out on the battlefield because she did not want her husband to be out of her sight for fear that he might be ...

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After she realized that there were no blood or bullet holes she took over the cannon. Molly helped load and fire the cannon and had a very close encounter with death. While she was firing a cannonball a shot from the enemy passed between her legs, not touching or hurting her, but rather tearing off her skirt.
There were two nicknames that Molly earned out on the battlefield. The first one was ; the soldiers called her this because she brought pitchers of water out to them. The second nickname they had for her was 'sergeant.' They often called her this because she held her head high and fought for her country and freedom. Molly received compliments from President George Washington for her bravery, lack of fear, and effort.
In 1783 Molly's husband, John, was discharged from the army and Mary went back to being a regular housewife. Molly's husband died in 1789 and Molly remarried to a man named George McCauley. This marriage was very unhappy because he treated Molly as a ...

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Added: 4/24/2007 12:03:24 PM
Category: Biographies
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 460
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