Women of the Revolution and DAR Legacy
The article highlights Martha Washington Mercy Warren Elizabeth Schuyler Susan Livingston and Ann Ramsay for their wartime roles and patriotism. It notes Molly Pitcher Mary Draper Ramsay and Ann Ramsay's fundraising leadership and service to the Continental Army. It concludes with the DAR's ongoing memorial work and the enduring role of women in American independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg
Martha Washington
Plymouth
Elizabeth Schuyler
Alexander Hamilton
Susan Livingston
William Livingston
New Jersey
Mary Draper
Massachusetts
Husband
Molly Pitcher
Monmouth
Alexandria
Ann McCarty Ramsay
Maj
Dennis McCarty
Sarah Ball
George Washington
Ann McCarty
William
Ann Ramsay
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Daughters of the
Atlantic Seaboard
Delaware
Cornwallis
Howe
New York
Washington
Gates
Congress
Washingtons Bold Crossing to Trenton Triumph Narrative
The 1776 Christmas night crossing of the Delaware by Washington’s army, despite ice and blizzard, led to a decisive dawn assault on Trenton. Two columns under Sullivan and Greene seized the town, captured Hessians, and forced surrender, reviving American morale and poised for spring action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rahl
Gates
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Trenton
Sullivan
Greene
Wayne Whipple
Colonel Rahl
Abraham Hunt
Hunt
America
Hunt House
Princeton
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lady Washington
Mercy Warren
John and
Samuel Adams
Ramsay
Scotland
Mount Vernon
Orious Oarth
Rew Sessmith
Henry Grey
Tive
Conn
Thor
Sweet
Tal
Rocks Tongues Land
Dom
Ring
Long
King
Mountain Side
Rap
Ture
Wicony
Trenon
Will Carleton
England