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# The Continental Army Disbands
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/the-continental-army-disbands-sdq8es/
- Published: 2025-11-13T18:15:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:14:01.000Z
- Description: The Continental Army was made up of ordinary Americans, like Joseph Plumb Martin.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_e9b55f64-2b18-41de-8834-1d1b01e93602, #extra

Joseph Plumb Martin was one of the many ordinary Americans who made up the Continental Army. As they began to disband, George Washington again tried to persuade Congress to provide his men with back pay.