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Continental Army soldier (1760–1827)

Deborah Sampson Gannett, also known as Deborah Samson or Deborah Sampson,^[1] (December 17, 1760 – April 29, 1827) was a Massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a man and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Born in Plympton, Massachusetts,^[2] she served under the name Robert Shirtliff – sometimes spelled Shurtleff^[2] or Shirtleff.^[3] She was in uniform for 17 months before her sex was revealed in 1783 when she required medical treatment after contracting a fever in Philadelphia.^[4] After her real identity was made known to her commander, she was honorably discharged at West Point.^[4] After her discharge, Sampson met and married Benjamin Gannett in 1785.

In 1802, she became one of the first women to go on a lecture tour to speak about her wartime experiences.^[4] She died in Sharon, Massachusetts, in 1827.^[4&#