A Revolutionary Veteran Describes His Experience (with text supports)
Massachusetts shoemaker Sylvanus Wood served the Patriot cause in the American Revolution in a variety of ways. He fought as a Minuteman at the battle of Lexington and Concord, served three tours of duty in the Continental army, and made shoes for Continental soldiers. After the Revolution Wood became a farmer, and in 1830 he submitted an application (excerpted below) for a government pension based on his military service.
Source | John C. Dann, ed., The Revolution Remembered: Eyewitness Accounts of the War for Independence (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1980), 6-9.
Creator | Sylvanus Wood
Item Type | Government Document
Cite This document | Sylvanus Wood, “A Revolutionary Veteran Describes His Experience (with text supports),” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/797.
Creator | Sylvanus Wood
Item Type | Government Document
Cite This document | Sylvanus Wood, “A Revolutionary Veteran Describes His Experience (with text supports),” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/797.
