Deborah Sampson
Deborah Sampson is a very important figure in American history. She was a female patriot and she was one of a small number of women who fought in the Revolutionary War. She disguised herself as a boy because women were not allowed to fight. She enlisted under the fake name of Timothy Tayer. Deborah was injured more than once. She "... received a head injury from a saber and was hit with a musket ball in the upper thigh." According to the story, the doctor checked out her head wound in case it was serious. She kept the thigh injury a secret from the doctor because she was afraid they would find out that she was not a male, and then send her back to Massachusetts. Because she was so nervous of someone realizing that she was a women, she crawled into the woods to fix her thigh injury herself instead of using their doctor. She did this by taking out the musket ball from her leg. During her time in the continental army Sampson had to overcome a lot of adversity. According to Sampson, all of the other men would tease her for not having facial hair like the rest of them, and because of that, they called her "Molly".
Towards the end of the war, Sampson was one of the special soldiers selected to go to Philadelphia to defend and protect Congress from soldiers in the continental army who were upset about not receiving the wages they were promised. While she was there, Deborah became very sick, and needed to be checked out by a doctor. As she was being checked out, the doctor noticed her secret. The doctor discovered that Deborah was wearing bands around her chest and that she was actually a female. The doctor, Dr. Barnabus Binney, was kind enough not to reveal her secret. All Deborah wanted to do was to help and defend her country, and the doctor did the right thing by not revealing her gender. Shortly thereafter, General Henry Knox discharged her from the war, because of her excellent work.
I believe Deborah Sampson is a role model to many people. She stood up for what she believed in and fought for her freedom and for her country. Not many people have the courage to do such a risky thing. She fought through countless injuries and endless rude comments.
After Deborah was done serving in the war, she went back to her hometown to find out that everyone was not pleased to see her. People did not like that she had enlisted in the army, so many unkind rumors were spread about her. The article states, that she was not even allowed back into her church. Because she was not wanted in her hometown, she decided to go to her aunt's house in Stoughton, Massachusetts where she later met the love of her life, Benjamin Gennet.
Towards the end of the war, Sampson was one of the special soldiers selected to go to Philadelphia to defend and protect Congress from soldiers in the continental army who were upset about not receiving the wages they were promised. While she was there, Deborah became very sick, and needed to be checked out by a doctor. As she was being checked out, the doctor noticed her secret. The doctor discovered that Deborah was wearing bands around her chest and that she was actually a female. The doctor, Dr. Barnabus Binney, was kind enough not to reveal her secret. All Deborah wanted to do was to help and defend her country, and the doctor did the right thing by not revealing her gender. Shortly thereafter, General Henry Knox discharged her from the war, because of her excellent work.
I believe Deborah Sampson is a role model to many people. She stood up for what she believed in and fought for her freedom and for her country. Not many people have the courage to do such a risky thing. She fought through countless injuries and endless rude comments.
After Deborah was done serving in the war, she went back to her hometown to find out that everyone was not pleased to see her. People did not like that she had enlisted in the army, so many unkind rumors were spread about her. The article states, that she was not even allowed back into her church. Because she was not wanted in her hometown, she decided to go to her aunt's house in Stoughton, Massachusetts where she later met the love of her life, Benjamin Gennet.