A | B |
Why Deborah and her siblings went to live with relatives | Her mother couldn't feed them |
What she did when she was a young child | Became an indentured slave and worked hard |
How she learned to read and write | The boys in the family taught her |
How she was able to join the Army | She pretended to be a man. |
The name she took as a soldier | Robert Shurtleff |
Deborah's size | 5 foot 7 inches tall |
Why the soldiers teased "Robert" | "He" couldn't grow a beard. |
How she served the general | Served meals and took care of his clothes |
What she did when she was wounded | She removed the bullet with a penknife. |
The person who discovered "Robert" was a girl. | The doctor |
The kind of discharge she received from the Army | Honorable |
Deborah's husband | Benjamin Gannett |
What she did after leaving the Army | Taught school and gave lectures |
How she ended her lectures | Dressed in uniform and did a gun routine |