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A famous female soldier of the Revolutionary War
There have been few notable women who have joined their nations
colours to fight in its causes on the battlefield. Fewer still have
actually donned the uniform of a soldier and in the guise of men
fought in in the ranks. Several nations have notable examples. The
English have their 'Mother Ross' who fought as a dragoon during
Marlborough's campaigns and there are several examples from both
sides of the American Civil War. Deborah Sampson also felt her
nation's call, in her case the emergent United States of America at
the time when the young country rose to shake off the shackles of
colonialism. In 1778, aged just 18 years old, young Deborah
disguised herself in male attire and attempted to join the ranks of
Washington's Continental Army. Fearful she had been discovered she
failed to report for duty; but in 1782 under the name of her late
brother, Robert Shurtliff Sampson, she finally achieved her
objective. She found herself posted to the distinctively uniformed
ranks of the light company of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment.
Deborah fought in several skirmishes before her first battlefield
engagement at Tarrytown during which she was wounded in the thigh
and cut about the head. Afraid of discovery, she treated herself
with penknife and twine. Her gender was discovered in 1783 by a
doctor who was treating her for a fever though he did not reveal
his discovery. Deborah Sampson's true identity was never formally
acknowledged right up to the point she was honourably discharged in
October 1783. This book was originally published under the title
The Female Review. Life of Deborah Sampson, the Female Soldier in
the War of the Revolution.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
A famous female soldier of the Revolutionary War
There have been few notable women who have joined their nations
colours to fight in its causes on the battlefield. Fewer still have
actually donned the uniform of a soldier and in the guise of men
fought in in the ranks. Several nations have notable examples. The
English have their 'Mother Ross' who fought as a dragoon during
Marlborough's campaigns and there are several examples from both
sides of the American Civil War. Deborah Sampson also felt her
nation's call, in her case the emergent United States of America at
the time when the young country rose to shake off the shackles of
colonialism. In 1778, aged just 18 years old, young Deborah
disguised herself in male attire and attempted to join the ranks of
Washington's Continental Army. Fearful she had been discovered she
failed to report for duty; but in 1782 under the name of her late
brother, Robert Shurtliff Sampson, she finally achieved her
objective. She found herself posted to the distinctively uniformed
ranks of the light company of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment.
Deborah fought in several skirmishes before her first battlefield
engagement at Tarrytown during which she was wounded in the thigh
and cut about the head. Afraid of discovery, she treated herself
with penknife and twine. Her gender was discovered in 1783 by a
doctor who was treating her for a fever though he did not reveal
his discovery. Deborah Sampson's true identity was never formally
acknowledged right up to the point she was honourably discharged in
October 1783. This book was originally published under the title
The Female Review. Life of Deborah Sampson, the Female Soldier in
the War of the Revolution.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on
English life and social history, this collection spans the world as
it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles
include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of
nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world
that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American
Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side
of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++<sourceLibrary>British
Library<ESTCID>W005415<Notes>Account of the experiences
of Deborah Sampson, afterwards Deborah Sampson Gannett. "127th
Massachusetts district copyright, issued to Herman Mann, as author,
11 September, 1797."--Evans. Frontispiece portrait of Sampson by
William Beastall, engraved by <imprintFull>Dedham Mass.]:
Printed by Nathaniel and Benjamin Heaton, for the author, M, DCC,
XCVII. 1797] <collation>xv, 2], 18-258, 8] p., 1] leaf of
plates: : 1 port.; 12
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on
English life and social history, this collection spans the world as
it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles
include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of
nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world
that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American
Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side
of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++<sourceLibrary>British
Library<ESTCID>W005415<Notes>Account of the experiences
of Deborah Sampson, afterwards Deborah Sampson Gannett. "127th
Massachusetts district copyright, issued to Herman Mann, as author,
11 September, 1797."--Evans. Frontispiece portrait of Sampson by
William Beastall, engraved by <imprintFull>Dedham Mass.]:
Printed by Nathaniel and Benjamin Heaton, for the author, M, DCC,
XCVII. 1797] <collation>xv, 2], 18-258, 8] p., 1] leaf of
plates: : 1 port.; 12
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