tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post7416993087643016232..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Today In History: Legend of Molly Pitcher.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68987686367228521822008-06-28T14:56:00.000-04:002008-06-28T14:56:00.000-04:00There was a woman Captain at West Point in charge ...There was a woman Captain at West Point in charge of the regular army detachment which guarded the cannons in the early Federal period. This is one of the real candidates for the legend of Molly Pitcher. She was missing an arm below the elbow.<BR/><BR/>When an armed force was needed to fight the Indians at Fallen Timbers, they brought up "Mad" Anthony Wayne, and built a new force from scratch. The aged force of semi-crippled pensioners at West Point were not fit for serious duty.Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057058763094040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24883153637971157782008-06-28T10:37:00.000-04:002008-06-28T10:37:00.000-04:00Is this where "Pitching In" comes from?Is this where "Pitching In" comes from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56351075371063529012008-06-28T10:35:00.000-04:002008-06-28T10:35:00.000-04:00" In the 1940s, a 78 rpm record album for children..." In the 1940s, a 78 rpm record album for children dramatized the Molly Pitcher story with musical accompaniment."<BR/> My, how things have changed! Thanks Tam, now this run of the mill work day will have some extra meaning to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10725214942467422442008-06-28T09:56:00.001-04:002008-06-28T09:56:00.001-04:00Boy, you're fast! I realized I had typed "VA" inst...Boy, you're fast! I realized I had typed "VA" instead of "NJ" and edited not a minute after the initial post...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7187953776630341302008-06-28T09:56:00.000-04:002008-06-28T09:56:00.000-04:00Hey!Hey!Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40199862261871904932008-06-28T09:54:00.000-04:002008-06-28T09:54:00.000-04:00I believe that the battle was in Monmouth, New Jer...I believe that the battle was in Monmouth, New Jersey, not Virginia. <BR/>Be that as it may, we here in The Commonwealth are proud to consider Molly Pitcher our kinswoman until such time as the state of New Jersey legalizes armed self-defense, by cannon or otherwise. And I hereby propose that we make her an honorary member of the VCDL.Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.com