soldier you got the pension so pretty cool story. glenn: she was commissioned by washington. she was commissioned because she got the name mary is her name. molly is the nickname in the battle of 1778, june, really, really hot day and if you re part of the artillery crew with all of that powder going off and the heat and everything. and so guys were falling from exhaustion, she was running back and forth between the creek and the well carrying pitchers of water for them to keep rehydrated, that s how she got the name molly pitcher. when her husband fainted from exhaustion, she kept the gun firing and did so throughout the rest of the battle. in the end, they found out what she had done. she kept the gun alive. you have to have the rammer and the cleaner, the one that puts the powder the guy that fires it, names it. she kept that gun going throughout the battle and at the end she was commissioned as a sergeant in the continental army. now, washington, we think, it may have been
her nickname. in june, hot day and if you are part of the artillery crew with all the heat and everything, guys were falling from exhaustion, she was running back and forth from the creek and well carrying pitchers of water for them to keep from dehydrating and that s how she got the name molly pitcher. when her husband painted from exhaustion she stepped in and kept it firing and throughout the rest of the battle. in the end they found out what she had done and kept the gun alive. it takes several guys on the crew to keep alive. the rammer and cleaner and the one that puts the powder, a guy to fire and aim it. she kept the gun going throughout the battle and at the end she was commissioned as sergeant in the continental army. we think washington, it may have been general nathaniel green but either way a general commissioned her and she served throughout the rest of the american revolution. when she died she was given a military funeral and buried with the honors of war and military fu
running back and forth from the creek and well carrying pitchers of water for them to keep from dehydrating and that s how she got the name molly pitcher. when her husband painted from exhaustion she stepped in and kept it firing and throughout the rest of the battle. in the end they found out what she had done and kept the gun alive. it takes several guys on the crew to keep alive. the rammer and cleaner and the one that puts the powder, a guy to fire and aim it. she kept the gun going throughout the battle and at the end she was commissioned as sergeant in the continental army. we think washington, it may have been general nathaniel green but either way a general commissioned her and she served throughout the rest of the american revolution. when she died she was given a military funeral and buried with the honors of war and military funeral at her death. great lady. served throughout the revolution. glenn: and i couldn t even get a pack of kool cigarettes. tell me one story you th
soldier you got the pension so pretty cool story. glenn: she was commissioned by washington. she was commissioned because she got the name mary is her name. molly is the nickname in the battle of 1778, june, really, really hot day and if you re part of the artillery crew with all of that powder going off and the heat and everything. and so guys were falling from exhaustion, she was running back and forth between the creek and the well carrying pitchers of water for them to keep rehydrated, that s how she got the name molly pitcher. when her husband fainted from exhaustion, she kept the gun firing and did so throughout the rest of the battle. in the end, they found out what she had done. she kept the gun alive. you have to have the rammer and the cleaner, the one that puts the powder the guy that fires it, names it. she kept that gun going throughout the battle and at the end she was commissioned as a sergeant in the continental army. now, washington, we think, it may have been