1213+Mary+Slocumb

=Mary Slocumb= Mary was a patriot. Her husband was also a patriot too. Mary was from North Carolina. Mary’s husband was in the U.S. Army. Almost every day, Mary rode through the forest day or night to see and help her husband. Mary delivered water to her husband and the army. When the war started to grow older and things got harder, Mary was a nice woman and she demanded protection for her slaves. Some people think that Mary Slocumb was a legend, but yes Mary was a real woman.

Mary’s husband’s name was Frank. In her time, since there was a war, many families fled from their comfortable homes and to out of state, near and far to get away from the war. When the people fled, they would go to relatives or bomb shelters. Mary and her husband Frank did not go to bomb shelters. They stayed right where they were. People thought that Thomas Paine was in the U.S. Army along with Frank. But that is not true.

Mary was born on February10, 1760. The place her husband Frank was fighting was called Moores Creek Bridge. At Moores Creek, there is a life size statue of Mary Slocumb. It is there to honor Mary Slocumb for all she had done in her time.


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