Some of the mostprominent families of the American Revolution proudly hailed from Connecticut. Committed to the pursuit of freedom, men like Major General David Wooster ledtroops into battle, while Samuel Huntington and others risked it all by signingthe Declaration of Independence. Women might have stayed at home, but theyplayed a vital part by producing goods for soldiers while also taking care oftheir property and children. In the wake of war, Sarah Pierce started theLitchfield Female Academy and taught protgs like Harriet Beecher Stowe. Family members often enlisted alongside one another. Elijah and David Humphreyswere two such brothers who proudly served in the war together. From the Burrsto the Wolcotts, author Mark Allen Baker reveals what life was like forConnecticut families during the Revolutionary War.