DEBORAH SAMPSON
The Woman Who Fought in the American Revolution
Deborah Sampson.
The amazing story of the woman who fought in the Revolutionary War.
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IMAGE: FILE:DEBORAH SAMPSON GANNETT AT ROCK RIDGE CEMETERY, EAST STREET AND MOUNTAIN STREET, SHARON, MASS. – DPLA – cf2c356315884500a46e0a24c7a79963.jpg
DESCRIPTION: DEBORAH GANNETT SAMPSON, ROCK RIDGE CEMETERY, SHARON, MASS.
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN.
IMAGE: FILE:DEBORAH SAMPSON GANNETT HOUSE, EAST STREET, SHARON, MASS. – DPLA – 140d51deac5a798216a1eb7b348189b2.jpg
DESCRIPTION: DEBORAH SAMPSON GANNETT HOUSE, SHARON, MASS.
CITATION PUBLIC DOMAIN.
IMAGE: FILE:DEBORAH SAMPSON GANNETT. ROBERT SHURTLEFF. THE FEMALE SOLDIER, SERVICE 1781-1783 – DPLA – 190857378f4057e49dfdda7424135002.jpg
DESCRIPTION: DEBORAH SAMPSON GANNETT GRAVE
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IMAGE: FILE:DEBORAHSAMPSON.JPG
DESCRIPTION: ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF DEBORAH SAMPSON, AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER PUBLISHED 1797
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IMAGE: FILE:HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY, ARTHUR C. HASKELL, PHOTOGRAPHER. OCT. 1937. (A) EXT- GENERAL VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST. – DEBORAH SAMPSON HOUSE, 280 WAREHAM STREET, MIDDLEBORO, HABS MASS,12-MIDBO,6-1.TIF
DESCRIPTION: DEBORAH SAMPSON HOUSE, WAREHAM STREET, MIDDLEBORO, MASS.
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IMAGE: FILE:SHARON-PUBLIC-LIBRARY.JPEG
DESCRIPTION: STATUE OF DEBORAH SAMPSON OUTSIDE SHARON PUBLIC LIBRARY BY MIC
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IMAGE: FILE:The American Soldier – U.S. Center of Military History.jpg
DESCRIPTION: GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON (CENTER) MAJOR A. WARD(R) AIDE (L) BY H.C McBARRON, JR. (1902 – 1992)
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IMAGE: FILE:Paul Revere’s ride – NARA - 535721.jpg
DESCRIPTION: Paul Revere’s Ride Author Unknown. National Archives NARA Coop Project
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IMAGE: FILE:BATTLE OF TRENTON BY CHARLES MCBARRON.jpg
DESCRIPTION: BATTLE OF TRENTON BY CHARLES MCBARRON
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN Work of US Army Center of Military History
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IMAGE: FILE:Dr. Barnabas Binney. Anonymous, American School, Pennsylvania, 1751-1800.jpg
DESCRIPTION: Miniature Portrait of Dr. Barnabas Binney before 1800
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS
COWAN, ALISON LEIGH. “THE WOMAN WHO SNEAKED INTO GEORGE WASHINGTON’S ARMY” NEW YORK TIMES JULY 2, 2019. ACCESSED 21 JANUARY 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/arts/design/the-woman-who-sneaked-into-george-washingtons-army.html
“DEBORAH SAMPSON”. AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST. ACCESSED 21 JANUARY 2022. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/deborah-sampson
MICHALS, DEBRA. “DEBORAH SAMPSON”. NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM. NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM, 2015. ACCESSED 21 JANUARY 2022. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/deborah-sampson
KATZ, BRIGIT. “DIARY SHEDS LIGHT ON DEBORAH SAMPSON, WHO FOUGHT IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR”. SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE. 2 JULY 2019. ACCESSED 21 JANUARY 2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/diary-sheds-light-deborah-sampson-who-fought-revolutionary-war-180972547/
BROOKS, REBECCA BEATRICE. “CONTINENTAL SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR”. HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS.ORG. DECEMBER 26, 2017. ACCESSED 27 JANUARY 2022. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/continental-soldiers-revolutionary-war/
BROOKS, REBECCA BEATRICE. “DEBORAH SAMPSON: WOMAN WARRIOR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION”. HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS.ORG. DECEMBER 29, 2011. ACCESSED 27 JANUARY 2022. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/deborah-sampson-woman-warrior-of-the-american-revoultion/
MANN, HERMAN. THE FEMALE REVIEW: OR, MEMOIRS OF AN AMERICAN YOUNG LADY. PUBLISHED 1797. DIGITIZED APRIL 29, 2014. ACCESSED 27 JANUARY 2022. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Female_Review_Or_Memoirs_of_an_Ameri.html?id=V7RcAAAAcAAJ
“DEBORAH SAMPSON. HOW SHE SERVED AS A SOLDIER IN THE REVOLUTION – HER SEX UNKNOWN TO THE ARMY”. (PDF). NEW YORK TIMES. OCTOBER 8, 1898. ACCESSED 27 JANUARY 2022. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/10/08/102078478.pdf
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