Emily Geiger was the messenger for General Greene and General Sumter. One night she went to send a message to General Sumter from General Greene. She was tired and saw a farmhouse so she knocked on the door. The couple that answered the door let her stay the night, the couple were tories! When Emily was in their guest room a man came and knocked on the couple’s door and said that he heard rumors of a woman riding in the woods. Afraid that the couple would be suspicious, she snuck out of their home that night. When she was going to General Sumter’s home she was caught and searched!
Deborah Samson was very respectful. She was a true patriot and wanted to fight for her country. In fact she was so determined to serve her country that she even disguised herself as a man and joined the militia and used a brother’s name who had died a long time ago. One time she got terribly hurt and almost died. She told the Doctor that cared for her which was Dr.Binney, her secret of her being a woman. She actually introduced herself to Colonial Jackson as Deborah Samson for him to know who she really was.
