A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One BoyJoseph Plumb Martin was only 15 in 1776 when he joined the revolutionary army in Milford Massachusetts. He spent the rest of his teen and young adult years marching, working, fighting, foraging and sometimes almost freezing and starving with his fellow patriots until the war ended in 1783. As an older man, he wrote and published his account of his wartime experiences, well known events as Washington and Lafayette and the winter at Valley Forge and the surrender at Yorktown; but also the lesser known facts such as the serious lack of food and clothing that the soldiers had to endure. |
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... retreat . " In retreating we had to cross a level , clear spot of ground forty or fifty rods wide , exposed to the whole of the enemy's fire , and they gave it to us in prime order . The grapeshot and langrage flew merrily , which ...
... retreat . " In retreating we had to cross a level , clear spot of ground forty or fifty rods wide , exposed to the whole of the enemy's fire , and they gave it to us in prime order . The grapeshot and langrage flew merrily , which ...
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... retreat , as all the left wing of the army , that part being under the command of General Lee , were retreating . Grating as this order was to our feelings , we were obliged to comply . " After finishing his battlefield argument with ...
... retreat , as all the left wing of the army , that part being under the command of General Lee , were retreating . Grating as this order was to our feelings , we were obliged to comply . " After finishing his battlefield argument with ...
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... retreat across , 32-33 , 35 British retreat across , 60–61 Chatham , 75 Elizabethtown , 69 Monmouth , 61-67 Princeton , 38 Trenton , 36-38 Washington's request for aid ignored by militia of , 33 , 36 Westfield , 69 Woodbridge , 69 New ...
... retreat across , 32-33 , 35 British retreat across , 60–61 Chatham , 75 Elizabethtown , 69 Monmouth , 61-67 Princeton , 38 Trenton , 36-38 Washington's request for aid ignored by militia of , 33 , 36 Westfield , 69 Woodbridge , 69 New ...
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A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy Jim Murphy No preview available - 1998 |
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