{"data":{"description":"Thus, the nickname Molly Pitcher. During the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778 the fighting was fierce and intense. The heat of battle was searing, and ..","title":"Molly Pitcher","post_type":"page","content":"\u003ch2 style=\"color: #ad8431;\"\u003eMary Ludwig Hays McCauley\nBorn October 13, 1754 — Died January 22, 1832\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll through the day — amidst the smoke and fire of the fighting — a private's young wife, Mrs. John Hays, carried water in a pitcher back and forth from a well to her husband and his fellow artillery gunners. Thus, the nickname \u003cstrong\u003eMolly Pitcher. \u003c/strong\u003eDuring the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Monmouth\u003c/strong\u003e on June 28, 1778 the fighting was fierce and intense. The heat of battle was searing, and the soldiers' throats were parched. Many were exhausted and wounded.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAs the battle ensued Molly's husband was wounded and could not continue, but she knew his job well enough to grab a rammer and keep the gun firing. She served at the cannon for the remainder of the battle.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFor her heroic service she was ultimately granted relief by an Act of the Pennsylvania Legislature.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee also: \u003c/strong\u003eVideos - \u003ca title=\"Molly Pitcher, An American Heroine\" href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/molly-pitcher-american-heroine/\"\u003eMolly Pitcher, An American Heroine\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"imgctr\" style=\"color: #000000;\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/MollyPitcher75-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Molly Pitcher, heroine of the Battle of Monmouth\" width=\"315\" height=\"467\" /\u003e\n\n\u0026nbsp;","menu":[{"path":"lives-early-america","title":"Famous Lives","submenu":[{"path":"lives-early-america/autobiography-benjamin-franklin","title":"Autobiography of Ben Franklin"},{"path":"lives-early-america/ramsays-life-washington","title":"Ramsay's The Life of Washington"},{"path":"lives-early-america/adventures-col-daniel-boone","title":"The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone"},{"path":"lives-early-america/true-story-paul-revere","title":"The True Story of Paul Revere"},{"path":"world-early-america/famous-obits","title":"Famous Obits"},{"path":"portrait","title":"Portraits"},{"path":"rare-images/last-men-revolution","title":"The Last Men of the Revolution"}]},{"path":"freedom-documents","title":"Freedom Documents","submenu":[{"path":"freedom-documents/bill-rights","title":"Bill of Rights"},{"path":"freedom-documents/declaration-independence","title":"Declaration of Independence"},{"path":"freedom-documents/u-s-constitution","title":"The U.S. Constitution"}]},{"path":"world-early-america","title":"World of Early America","submenu":[{"path":"bookmarks","title":"Early American Bookmarks"},{"path":"world-early-america/famous-obits","title":"Famous Obits"},{"path":"firsts","title":"Firsts!"},{"path":"rare-images/maps","title":"Maps"},{"path":"rare-images","title":"Rare Images"},{"path":"music1","title":"Music"},{"path":"writings","title":"The Writings of Early America"}]},{"path":"boston-massacre","title":"Boston Massacre"},{"path":"milestone-events","title":"Milestones"},{"path":"early-america-review","title":"The Review"},{"path":"home/teachers-students","title":"Teachers"},{"path":"sitemap","title":"Sitemap"}]},"success":true}