The Memoirs of a Revolutionary Soldier

Joseph Plumb Martin (1760–1850) was an American soldier and author, renowned for his firsthand account of the Revolutionary War penned in his later years. Born in Becket, Massachusetts, Martin was the grandson of Pastor Ebenezer Martin and son of a pastor, both influences likely igniting his sense of duty which led him to enlist in the Continental Army at the young age of 15. Serving from 1776 unt...