Emily Geiger "The Midnight Rider"
A Brave Young Patriot Volunteer
Brave
-At age 18, she offered to take a message from General Greene through enemy territory to General Sumter.
Optimistic
-She was possitive that she could bring the message she was carrying safely to General Sumter.
Level-headed
-During her journey, she kept her cool when she was caught and was able to rip up the message she was carrying and ate it.
Determined
Sources
http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2011/04/emily-geiger-revolutionary-heroine/
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?v=rvOwTqSAKqE
http://www.historyswomen.com/earlyamerica/EmilyGeiger.html
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=pratt&book=ahs2&story=geige
http://www.revwar75.com/library/rees/proportion.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathanael_Greene
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?v=rvOwTqSAKqE
http://www.historyswomen.com/earlyamerica/EmilyGeiger.html
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=pratt&book=ahs2&story=geige
http://www.revwar75.com/library/rees/proportion.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathanael_Greene