JOSEPH PLUMB MARTIN

JOSEPH PLUMB MARTIN

Joseph was born on November 21, 1760. His father was a reverend and well-to-do. Joseph was given a good education, which would later be proven in his memoirs. After Lexington and Concord, he threatened to run away and join a privateer unless they let him enlist in the militia. So, Read more

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JOSEPH PLUMB MARTIN

            Americans are familiar with the heroes of the Revolutionary War.  People like Washington, Knox, Lafayette, and Hamilton are well known, but they all were officers.  Few people have heard of the most famous common soldier of the war.  Joseph Plumb Martin was born in Massachusetts on November 21, 1760.  Read more

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