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On this day in history, June 28, 1778, Mary Ludwig Hays, wife of artilleryman William Hays, offered water to her husband\u2019s battery<\/a> at the Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolution, according to legend \u2014 and subsequently ascended to fame as “Molly Pitcher.”<\/p>\n

Mary Ludwig was born on Oct. 13, 1754. Historians disagree over where she was born, but she was either born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or in the state of New Jersey,<\/a> according to The National Women’s History Museum website.<\/p>\n

She married William Hays, a barber, in her early 20s. William Hays enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Artillery and served in the Continental Army when the American Revolutionary War<\/a> began.<\/p>\n

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Commonly, soldiers\u2019 wives followed their husbands when they enlisted in the army \u2014 and Mary Hays opted to join her husband at the Continental Army camp, where she often washed clothes and cared for the sick<\/a>, according to the museum.<\/p>\n

It was during the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, that Hays allegedly secured her legacy as an American patriot and hero.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Hays went back and forth into the battle to bring water to thirsty soldiers from a nearby spring,” said the museum\u2019s website. <\/p>\n

“She stayed on the battlefield bringing water and caring for wounded soldiers until her own husband got hurt,” it added, pulling from reports from that time.<\/p>\n

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Mary Hays “endeared herself to the troops because of her unusual courage and hard work under fire the Battle of Monmouth,” noted the National Archives website.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the legend goes that when William Hays collapsed or was wounded, Mrs. Hays took her husband\u2019s place in the gun crew for the rest of the battle, notes Brittanica.com.<\/p>\n

Gen. George Washington, present at the conflict, is said to have promoted her to sergeant the day after the battle, according to The American Legion’s website.<\/p>\n

At the close of the war, William and Mary Hays returned to Pennsylvania<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They settled in the town of Carlisle, where she worked as a domestic worker as well as a “charwoman” in the State House, according to Historic Valley Forge\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Her husband died in 1786 \u2014 and in 1793, Hays married John McCauley, who had also served in the war.<\/p>\n

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Hays eventually was awarded a pension in 1822 by the Pennsylvania State Legislature, noted Historic Valley Forge\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Mary Hays died on Jan. 22, 1832.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A statue bearing Hays\u2019 likeness is a prominent part of the Old Graveyard in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she is buried.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It wasn’t until the anniversary of the war in 1876 that a marker noting her exemplary service was placed on her grave, according to the Forge\u2019s site.<\/p>\n

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As a tribute to her service, a Molly Pitcher U.S. postage stamp was issued on Oct. 20, 1928, according to the Smithsonian Institution. <\/p>\n

“Although the story is questioned by some, the tale of Molly Pitcher continues to live on as a tribute to the many Revolutionary women who helped form the new nation,” the Smithsonian noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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