Joseph Plumb Martin was born “upon the twenty-first of November‚ in the year of 1760” (Martin 6). His grandparents raised him on their Connecticut farm. Inspired by the Battles of Lexington and Concord he decided to enlist into the army. He was eager to help for the patriotic cause. In June of 1776‚ at the age of 15‚ Martin was able to enlist but didn’t want to sign up for a long enlistment. Soldiers at the time were enlisting for a year’s service but he did not like that and thought it was
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from the Diary of Private Joseph Plumb Martin Joseph Plumb Martin was born in western Massachusetts in 1760. His father was a pastor who often got in trouble for speaking his mind too freely. At the age of seven‚ Joseph was sent to live with his affluent grandfather. When the war started in 1775 Martin chafed to enlist but he was too young. Many of Martin’s friends had enlisted and Martin was quite susceptible to their peer pressure.In June of 1776‚ at the age of 15‚ Martin‚ though wary of a long
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Joseph Plumb Martin was born on November 1760 in western Massachusetts. He wrote a book in which he described the life of an ordinary soldier during the American Revolution.”A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier” not only informed about the poor conditions in which the troops lived but also is one of the few soldier’s accounts of the Revolution in general. Martin grow up in his Connecticut grandparent’s house. He noted since 1774 that a war with Great Britain was coming‚so he promise himself to
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Revolutionary Soldier During Joseph Martin journey in the revolution war he found himself not agreeing with many of the things the other soldiers were used to doing. The other soldiers were used to always getting what they wanted‚ when they wanted it. In order to do this‚ whenever they needed something‚ such as food they would just barge into nearby homes and demand for what they wanted. Most home owners knew that if they didn’t do what the soldiers asked‚ that things would go very bad quickly
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The Struggles of a Revolutionary Soldier US Formative Period February 19‚ 2014 2 The start of it all Whether I admit it or not‚ I take a lot for granted. I think we all do. In the book‚ A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier‚ Some of the adventures‚ dangers‚ and sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin‚ by Joseph Plumb Martin. He tells the War from his perspective as an engineer for the Connecticut regiment. In this book he describes many hardships and rough conditions he experienced first hand
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Pyeong G. Lim Dr. Christian History 1305 March 21‚ 2013 Summary of “Foot Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army” In the essay “Foot Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army” by Gary B. Nash‚ the authors of the book tell of a Private Joseph Plumb Martin that kept a diary that details the life and hardships that the soldiers endured. Martin writes‚ “The army was now not only starved but naked. The greatest part were not only shirtless and barefoot but destitute of all other clothing‚ especially blankets
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tyranny (Schultz‚ 2014‚ 99). The Revolutionary War consisted of a group fighting for a place they want to call their own and a group fighting for the people they once called their own. The freedom the Colonists fought for was not easy coming though. There were many steps that lead into the battle that determined their freedom. By looking at the causes‚ the course of the war‚ the outcomes‚ and its influence on the American Identity‚ the reality of the Revolutionary war and its major battles will show
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Paul Nassif 10/1/12 Mr. Walters FRQ #2 “Luther was both a revolutionary and a conservative.” Evaluate this statement with respect to Luther’s responses to the political and social questions of his day. Martin Luther was one of the greatest monks‚ priests‚ and theological teachers of Germany‚ along with being the symbol of the Protestant Reformation. He did not start off so religious however. One day he was caught in a frightening and dangerous storm. He prayed to God begging
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You are a free person right now. But if there was no one in the American Revolutionary Army‚ you would be a British person write now. So‚ let’s talk more about this American Army. The Major Leaders of the Army Some of the Major leaders in the Revolutionary war were: Richard Montgomery‚ Horatio Gates‚ William Howe‚ George Washington‚ Israel Putnam‚ Marquis de Lafayette‚ jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur‚ comte de Rochambeau‚ Nathaniel Green‚ and Daniel Morgan. There was a lot more leaders but these
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The Professional Soldier The professional soldier is the soldier that puts God‚ Country‚ and his fellow soldier before Himself. The soldier that shows up for duty with the attitude of not what do I have to do for my Army‚ but what can I do for my Army. The professional soldier adapts and overcomes situations that would brake the average man down. The professional soldier is mentally and physically a weapon to be used against enemies of the United States of America. I am a
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