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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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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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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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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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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Sickness hangs heavy in the air with the stench of death. Soldiers walk by me in tattered clothes‚ some missing shoes and toes. As I lay on the ground of my hut‚ trying to sleep‚ that another poor soldier had to build‚ I shiver and huddle in a ball to try to keep my body heat toward me in an attempt to keep me somewhat warm. The Continental Army made our winter camp in a town called Valley Forge‚ located eighteen miles out of Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. During the winters of 1777 and 1778‚ there
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We are assigned a room and given a small piece of bread. The bread felt brittle. I fall asleep and wake up to yelling and screaming. It was my mom and dad. They were outside on a wall with some other people. The was a nazi soldier standing in front of them with a huge gun. He pulls up his gun and starts firing at the people on the wall. The sound of the gun ranged in my ears. One by one they fall until they were all dead. My parents die instantly as the bullet pierces through
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I think the American Revolutionary War was revolutionary because it was going from a monarchy to a democracy and that is revolutionary. Many people don’t believe that it was revolutionary. They had their opinions because we didn’t get rid of our pre-existing social or political infrastructures. People like to compare the American revolution to the French Revolution‚ which ended in the country having a whole new take on social equality and freedom to live as you please. They got rid of King Louis
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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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I think The Revolutionary War was revolutionary because the colonists were fighting the British for their freedom. George Washington was commander chief of the Continental army in the revolutionary war. He had a big role in the revolutionary war. Friedrish Von Steuben was by Washington’s side throughout much the gruesome was. Washington choose Von Steuben because how strong and how courageous he was. Von Steuben trained Washington’s soldiers to be powerful and less fearful during all that battles
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