Sixth Grade
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The Midnight Ride of...Sybil Ludington?
Paul Revere is remembered for his famous midnight ride more than two hundred years ago. Sixteen-year-old Sybil (or Sibbell) Ludington made a similar ride, but you might never have heard her name. Here is her story.
On April 26, 1777, a messenger came to the Ludington house. He warned Colonel Henry Ludington, a leader of the local militia, that the British were going to attack nearby Danbury, Connecticut. The colonial militia had a large supply of munitions stored there. The Ludingtons lived about fifteen miles away in Putnam County in what is now the state of New York.
The messenger and his horse were worn out. Colonel Ludington needed to gather his men. Sixteen-year-old Sybil rode throughout the county to spread the .....
