tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post7563922072744944407..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Women Soldiers, Combatants, and Spies in the American RevolutionCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-3620398530292755372018-11-23T15:42:28.307-05:002018-11-23T15:42:28.307-05:00I enjoyed learning about all of these women. Molly...I enjoyed learning about all of these women. Molly Pitcher is the only name I know.Connie Porter Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234596850866029756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-59552857191610764382018-11-21T15:33:46.170-05:002018-11-21T15:33:46.170-05:00Tina, I really enjoy digging out stories about peo...Tina, I really enjoy digging out stories about people who've been overlooked in history! I'm glad you enjoyed learning about these intrepid ladies!J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-43469685412309115282018-11-21T15:32:40.418-05:002018-11-21T15:32:40.418-05:00Barb, probably most stayed home, and they performe...Barb, probably most stayed home, and they performed heroic roles in maintaining businesses and farms and taking care of their children while their men were gone. But for various reasons many did accompany husbands serving in the army. We're going to talk more about what that looked like in my next post, so stay tuned!J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82411204174092550642018-11-21T15:29:54.911-05:002018-11-21T15:29:54.911-05:00Bev, I'm sure you're right about their bei...Bev, I'm sure you're right about their being spies in every war. Armies can't function without intelligence about the enemy, and many times women are very good at collecting and transmitting information without being suspected. J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-84705554216320940752018-11-21T14:42:38.066-05:002018-11-21T14:42:38.066-05:00Great post Joan.
They are all interesting. I have...Great post Joan.<br />They are all interesting. I have heard of Molly Pitcher but not the other ladies. <br />Blessings, TinaMrs Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896114843568971108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-61522650940707993802018-11-21T12:45:42.900-05:002018-11-21T12:45:42.900-05:00I wasn't familiar w/ any of these ladies, and ...I wasn't familiar w/ any of these ladies, and didn't know that women accompanied their husbands to war...I knew many stayed back home & took care of the home/farm, children, etc!Barb Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975406375520039886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-79005038902362365082018-11-21T11:06:13.721-05:002018-11-21T11:06:13.721-05:00Great post! I've heard of many of them, but a ...Great post! I've heard of many of them, but a few I have not. I'm pretty familiar with the Culper Ring. (I've read Roseanna White's books.) The Culper Ring is something that really interests me. I knew there were spies back then, but had no idea it was to that extent. It seems to me that there would be spies in every war.Beverly Duell-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862757234115839727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-35598427010289538402018-11-21T10:52:35.912-05:002018-11-21T10:52:35.912-05:00Connie, Molly Pitcher is the one you most frequent...Connie, Molly Pitcher is the one you most frequently hear about. Many women did accompany their husbands to war and served in all kinds of capacities essential to the army. In my next post I'm going to talk about what the life of a camp follower looked like in the 18th century, so stay tuned!J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-7571947572765441732018-11-21T10:48:22.010-05:002018-11-21T10:48:22.010-05:00Janet, I'm sure there were many more who remai...Janet, I'm sure there were many more who remain anonymous to history. We are greatly indebted to them for their service!J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-87673424152147087992018-11-21T08:11:50.448-05:002018-11-21T08:11:50.448-05:00Other than Molly Pitcher, I haven't heard spec...Other than Molly Pitcher, I haven't heard specifically of these women. I didn't realize until recently that some women accompanied their husbands to war. Thanks for the post!Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-92093886519787069162018-09-19T06:32:37.547-04:002018-09-19T06:32:37.547-04:00Great post, Joan. I knew about several of these gi...Great post, Joan. I knew about several of these girls/women efforts on behalf of the Patriot cause. Makes me wonder how many more ladies served.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.com