Molly Pitcher
Deborah Sampson at 5 feet 8 inches was a tall woman. She dressed as a man and served with the 4th Massachusetts Regiment. Because she had a good-looking face, the other men (thinking she was also a man) called her "Molly" as a joke. She served for the rest of the war. Sampson was the only other woman who received a federal pension for military service. She had tried once before to join the army in 1782 by disguising herself as a man. She collected a bounty for enlisting as "Timmothy Thayer." She was caught the following day and had to return the money.