Deborah Sampson was born in Plympton, Massachusetts on December 17, 1760. She grew up very poor and her father soon deserted his family to go to sea, then she discovered that he had died in a ship wreck. She was an indentured servant for over six years before becoming a teacher. Later in life, she became a teacher. She didn't like the way women were treated, so she dressed like a man and joined the army where she was in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment in 1782. She hid her leg wound so that doctors couldn't find out what it was. a woman and remove her from the army. She was later discovered to be a female in the other part of his army after she was wounded in an encounter with British soldiers near Tarrytown, New York, and was subsequently discharged from the army in 1783. Taking the name Robert Shurtleff and wearing men's clothing, she joined the 4th Massachusetts Regiment in 1782. The day she arrived in Bellingham, the place where soldiers were recruited, Sampson went directly to the army office. recruitment. She was also under the command of General Paterson, his general was named after his brother who died shortly after his birth in the war. Deborah must have been a good soldier because after just two weeks she was in charge of a special unit of soldiers called the rangers. They were responsible for monitoring activities around the British base and reporting to the general. Her first mission was a twelve day march to West Point New York where they walked until they came to where she had forgotten but that's where she was born. At West Point, she and her soldiers had to split in two and meet at Tarrytown the next day. His division arrived the next morning, then from a distance, a bunch of bullets flew at the soldier... middle of paper ... After the American Revolution, it was one of the worst economic days. and in order to help her family financially, Deborah became the first female speaker. She traveled to places like Providence, Rhode Island, New York, and many cities under the title of "American Heroine." She began her lessons dressed as a woman, then put on her uniform and demonstrated the soldier's routine for fighting. Then she did that for about 5 years and then she got a teaching job again. Sampson was a teacher until she retired, then she became even sicker from injuries she suffered during the war. She had to take pills and see doctors to get better. With the success of her tour Deborah refreshed her campaign, she also gained the support of Paul Revere, he visited her farm in 1804 and then he wrote a letter to Congress..