Welcome to AirNManky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

When duty calls, it's hard to keep some people away from the fight.

They'll ignore any impediments that might jeopardize their survival, simply out of a desire

to defend their home or country.

But while a bad leg or limited eyesight might not seem like a hindrance to them, it could

put their fellow soldiers in trouble at the worst possible moment.

The Samuel Whitmore, however, didn't care about any of that.

In fact, on the very first day of the Revolutionary War in 1775, he defied all the odds by charging

into battle when he should have been at home instead.

As the old joke goes, Whitmore was born at a young age in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

After education and marriage, he and his wife started a family.

Unfortunately, that domestic life would be turned upside down by international conflict.

He enlisted with the third Massachusetts regiment during King George's War where he fought

the crown.

In fact, his involvement with the forces of Colonel Jeremiah Molten took him all the way

up to Nova Scotia, where he helped capture the fortress of Louisburg from the French.

He also managed to capture a beautiful ornate saber belonging to a French officer which

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