American soldier and memoir writer (1760–1850)
Joseph Plumb Martin
Martin and wife, Lucy Clewley Martin, in a 19th century portrait painting, date unknown
Birth name Joseph Plumb Martin Nickname(s) Plumb Born (1760-11-21 ) November 21, 1760Becket , Province of Massachusetts Bay , present-day Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Died May 2, 1850(1850-05-02) (aged 89)Stockton Springs , Waldo County, Maine Buried Allegiance United States of America Service/ branch Continental Army
Connecticut Militia (Connecticut State Troops) Years of service 1776–1783 Rank Service number CT16333[ 1] Unit Connecticut Militia (Connecticut State Troops):
Captain John H. Wells' 8th Company, 12th Regiment of Connecticut Militia[ 2] (1776)
Captain Samuel Peck's 3rd Company, 1st Regiment of Connecticut Militia[ 3] (1776)
Continental Army:
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War
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Joseph Plumb Martin (also spelled as Joseph Plum Martin ;[ 6] November 21, 1760 – May 2, 1850) was a soldier in the Connecticut Militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War , and was mustered out as a 23-year-old Sergeant in a Sapper company. His published narrative of his experiences, re-discovered in the 1950s, has become a valuable resource for historians in understanding the conditions of a common soldier of that era, as well as the battles in which Martin participated.
^ Joseph Plumb Martin, 12th Connecticut Regiment, service number CT16333 in database of Valley Forge – Muster Roll Project, Valley Forge Park Alliance . King of Prussia, PA. 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2018-05-19 .{{cite book }}
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^ Connecticut Historical Society (1901). Rolls and lists of Connecticut men in the revolution. 1775–1783. Volume 8 . Hartford, CT. pp. 159–163. {{cite book }}
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^ Johnston, Henry Phelps (1889). Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office . Hartford, CT: Adjutant-General's Office. pp. 406 –408.
^ Connecticut Historical Society (1901). Rolls and lists of Connecticut men in the revolution. 1775–1783. Volume 8 . Hartford, CT. pp. 75–76. {{cite book }}
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^ Johnston, Henry Phelps (1889). Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office . Hartford, CT: Adjutant-General's Office. p. 298 .
^ Johnston, Henry Phelps (1889). Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office . Hartford, CT: Adjutant-General's Office. p. 638 .