MollyPitcher

=MOLLY PITCHER=

== __//**"Quote"**//__ //__ " These are the times that try mens' souls ." __// Molly Pitcher was born on 1754 in Trenton, New Jersey. But she grew up most of her life in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and her real name was Mary Ludwig. Then shortly at the age of 16 Molly got married to a man named William Hays who went off to fight in the Battle of Monmouth on July 28, 1778 and Molly had followed him. Then one day it was an extremely hot and the soldiers began falling from the heat. So then Molly carried pitchers of water to the men. That's how she got her name Molly Pitcher. She also tended to the wounded and when her husband was overcome by the heat, she took his place and manned the cannon. Pitcher was a strong, corageous, and determined women who stayed at her post at all times, in the face of heavy enemy fire acting as a gunner. Without her, the battle would have been lost. General Washington made her an officer and afterwards, she was called "Sergeant Molly." In 1822, in recognition of her heroism and/or duty, she was given a pension by the Pennsylvania legislature. Her husband William died before the recognition in 1789, so Molly moved on and married another man named George McCauley. Shortly after she married McCauley Molly died in 1832 at the age of 78 years old. A flag staff and cannon stand at her gravesite in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and a sculpture on the battle monument commemorates her an amazing deed. Molly was one of the great women who changed lives and her actions helped with the War Outstandingly. __//**Alize E.**//__ ==