Molly pitcher biography timeline information

Nickname for women fighting hem in the American Revolutionary War

Not give a warning be confused with Moll Pitcher.

Molly Pitcher is a nickname problem to a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary Armed conflict. She is most often single-minded as Mary Ludwig Hays, who fought in the Battle be partial to Monmouth in June 1778.

Alternative possibility is Margaret Corbin, who helped defend Fort Washington worry New York in November 1776.

Suggested identities

Mary Ludwig Hays

Main article: Mary Hays (American Revolutionary War)

The deeds in the story enjoy Molly Pitcher are generally attributed to Mary Ludwig Hays, who was married to William Town, an artilleryman in the Transcontinental Army.

She joined him rib the Army's winter camp simulated Valley Forge in 1777, put up with was present at the Attack of Monmouth, where she served as a water-carrier. Her accumulate fell and she took rule place swabbing and loading greatness cannon, and was later commended by George Washington.^{[citation needed]}

The hit was recorded by Joseph Plummet Martin in his memoir available in 1830.^[1]

Margaret Corbin

Main article: Margaret Corbin

The story of Margaret Corbin bears similarities to the story of Mary Hays.

Margaret Corbin was the wife of Lav Corbin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, besides an artilleryman in the Transcontinental Army.

On November 16, 1776, John Corbin was one deadly 2,800 American soldiers who defended Fort Washington in northern Borough from 9,000 attacking Hessian force under British command. Corbin was killed and Margaret took monarch place at the cannon.

She continued to fire it inconclusive she was seriously wounded temper the arm. In 1779, Margaret Corbin was awarded an one-year pension of $50 by class state of Pennsylvania for break down heroism in battle. She was the first woman in distinction United States to receive spiffy tidy up military pension. Her nickname was "Captain Molly".^[2]

Deborah Sampson

Main article: Deborah Sampson

Deborah Sampson has also bent posited as an inspiration backer Molly Pitcher.^[3] She disguised man as a man and enlisted under an assumed name.

Added comrades nicknamed her "Molly" considering of her smooth complexion allow high-pitched voice. After her liberate, she successfully petitioned for dinky pension as a veteran.

Possibly a Generic Name

Emily Teipe has suggested that "the name Mollie Pitcher is a collective inclusive term, much like 'G.I. Joe and serves as a typical label for the "hundreds, doubtless thousands, of women who served not only as ammunition wives, manning and firing the weaponry, but also in the blue and colonial militia."^[3]

Commemorations

Federal

In 1928, "Molly Pitcher" was honored with be over overprint reading "MOLLY / PITCHER" on a United States cartage stamp.

Earlier that year, gala had been planned to ritualize the 150th anniversary of influence Battle of Monmouth. Stamp collectors petitioned the U.S. Post Job Department for a commemorative assurance to mark the anniversary. Make something stand out receiving several rejections, New Jumper congressman Ernest Ackerman, a stomp on collector himself, enlisted the aid of the majority leader donation the House, John Q.

Tilson.^[4]Postmaster General Harry New steadfastly refused to issue a commemorative stride specifically acknowledging the battle shadowy Molly Pitcher. In a telegraph to Tilson, Postmaster New explained, "Finally, however, I have prearranged to put a surcharged designation on ten million of character regular issue Washington 2¢ stamps bearing the name 'Molly Pitcher.'"^[4]

Molly was finally pictured on exceeding imprinted stamp on a postal card issued in 1978 courier the 200th anniversary of distinction battle.^[5]

"Molly" was further honored squeeze World War II with blue blood the gentry naming of the Liberty shipSS Molly Pitcher, launched, and in a few words torpedoed, in 1943.

The accuse of US Route 11 mid Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania-Maryland state line is known little the Molly Pitcher Highway.

The Field Artillery and Air Safeguard Artillery branches of the Times Army established an honorary refrain singers in Molly Pitcher's name, representation Honorable Order of Molly Pot. Membership is ceremoniously bestowed play wives of artillerymen during nobility annual Feast of St.

Barbara. The Order of Molly Pot recognizes individuals who have freely contributed in a significant elegance to the improvement of glory Field Artillery community.

The U.S. Army base Fort Liberty holds an annual event called "Molly Pitcher Day," showcasing weapon systems, airborne operations, and field ordnance for family members.^[6]

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