Like many women did during those days, Molly Pitcher followed her husband from Carlisle Pennsylvania back to New Jersey. She not only carried water to the thirsty soldiers, but she also tended to wounds, cleaned clothes, and many other important tasks.
Molly Pitcher, similar to many women of that time, accompanied her husband on the journey from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to New Jersey. Besides supplying water to parched soldiers, she cared for wounded men, cleaned clothes, and carried out numerous important tasks.