"A Narrative Of a Revolutionary Soldier" Essay

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Martin, Joseph Plumb. A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin. Signet Classics, 2010. The book A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin tells the daring tale of Joseph Plumb Martin and his life in the military. The story is told through the perspective of the private, and is quite interesting in that it does not include the heroes of the time, instead focusing on the trials and tribulations of the common soldier during the American Revolutionary War. It is believed that Martin kept a journal or journals of some sort during the war, and fleshed out the narrative later on in life. Martin’s memoir is considered to be one of the most important primary sources of the American Revolution. Martin was born in Becket, Massachusetts in 1760 to the Reverend Ebenezer Martin and Susannah Plumb. At the age of seven, he was sent to live with his grandparents in Milford, Connecticut. Because his family was well-to-do (his father studied at Yale), Martin was able to receive a well-rounded education, including reading and writing. This story begins with Martin’s childhood. He grew up on his Grandparents’ farm, working the land and tending to the. At a young age he did not really care much about war and all of its talk. As he grew, so did his interest in the, making him was eager to join the war; soon joining the Connecticut State Troops. When he was fifteen, he had conversations with his grandparents about joining the war effort, but they would not give him consent to join unless his parents gave him consent as well. His parents were too far away and when he would eventually get his answer his opportunity would have been long gone, so he made the decision to go and join without consent or approval following the Battles of Lexington

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