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Carlisle’s Molly Pitcher by J. M. West is a fictionalized account of Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley’s life story, the most plausible “Molly Pitcher” from the American Revolution, based on the historical record.

Molly Pitcher was an American patriot who carried pitchers of water to soldiers during the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Monmouth, thereby earning her nickname. According to folklore, after her husband collapsed during the battle, she took over the operation of his cannon. Pitcher remained with the Continental Army until the war ended, then moved back to Carlisle with her husband in April 1783. Following his death, she married a war veteran named John McCauley and worked in the State House in Carlisle. She was honored by the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1822 for her wartime services, receiving an award of $40 and an annual commission of the same amount for the rest of her life. She died on January 22, 1832, in Carlisle, where a monument commemorates her heroic acts in battle.

102 pages
Trim Size: 5 x 8