Dear family ,
I believe that women should be able to fight alongside men. Since I am tall I was able to disguise myself as a man. It wasn’t easy, the men teased me about not growing facial hair. I didn’t want anyone to find out my identity. This ended up causing many problems.
For example during my first battle I was shot in the leg. I didn’t want anyone to find out I was a lady so I tended my own wound. The result being that it never healed properly. I was able to get the first musket ball out but the second was in too deep. I still have the musket ball in my leg and it is very important to me because it reminds me of how strong I was.
I was later hospitalized where they found out I was a woman yet the doctor didn’t betray me. He let me live with him, his wife, and daughter. I was asked to deliver a letter to general John Paterson I thought my secret was out. I was later honorably discharged from the army.
Now that my battle days are over I have come home and married farmer Benjamin Gannet and had five children. You can come and visit me soon and I can show you my army uniform which is very important to me because of the war memories it brings back. I could also show you my journal where I wrote all my secrets. I am looking forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Deborah Sampson Gannet
I believe that women should be able to fight alongside men. Since I am tall I was able to disguise myself as a man. It wasn’t easy, the men teased me about not growing facial hair. I didn’t want anyone to find out my identity. This ended up causing many problems.
For example during my first battle I was shot in the leg. I didn’t want anyone to find out I was a lady so I tended my own wound. The result being that it never healed properly. I was able to get the first musket ball out but the second was in too deep. I still have the musket ball in my leg and it is very important to me because it reminds me of how strong I was.
I was later hospitalized where they found out I was a woman yet the doctor didn’t betray me. He let me live with him, his wife, and daughter. I was asked to deliver a letter to general John Paterson I thought my secret was out. I was later honorably discharged from the army.
Now that my battle days are over I have come home and married farmer Benjamin Gannet and had five children. You can come and visit me soon and I can show you my army uniform which is very important to me because of the war memories it brings back. I could also show you my journal where I wrote all my secrets. I am looking forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Deborah Sampson Gannet
Reflection:
Deborah Sampson wanted the colonists to be free from England so she enlisted in the army as a man. She got shot in the leg and didn't want to go to a doctor because they would find out she was a lady. Since her leg never healed properly she wasn't able to walk normally. She was hospitalized later for a head wound and the doctor found her true identity. She was honorably discharged from the army.
Deborah Sampson wanted the colonists to be free from England so she enlisted in the army as a man. She got shot in the leg and didn't want to go to a doctor because they would find out she was a lady. Since her leg never healed properly she wasn't able to walk normally. She was hospitalized later for a head wound and the doctor found her true identity. She was honorably discharged from the army.