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Mary was hired by Mrs. Irvine in Carlise, Penn. to help with housework. Here, she develped a stong work ethic which would help her later.
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This would be important because he is the reason that she went into battle.
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When Mary's husband enlisted in the army, she and several other women followed the soldiers, doing the cooking and cleaning and such. They were led by Martha Washington.
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While her husband was training as an artilleryman under Baron von Steuben, Mary and the other camp followers (women) were trained as water girls.
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Mary is said to have taken over her husband's cannon when she saw him collapse. As she was manning a cannon, a cannonball shot between her legs, but she calmly continued what she was doing.
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As the soldiers fought in the Battle of Monmouth, Mary brought pitchers of water from a spring to cool down the soldiers and their cannons.
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Mary and John McCauley move to Carlisle, where Mary works as either a domestic servant or in the State House.
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Due to John McCauley's irresponsibleness, they were forced to sell the land that William Hayes had left behind for $30.
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Mary recieves a $40 annual pension for her service to the military.
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The monument at the battlefield in Monmouth was erected in honor of Molly PItcher.
