By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityWhen the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the colonies relied on local militias to ...

This year, the U.S. Army Infantry Branch celebrates 250 years since its creation by the 2nd Continental Congress. Several ...

Army History, No. 117 (Fall 2020), pp. 6-27 (22 pages) Benjamin H. Newcomb, “Washington’s Generals and the Decision to Quarter at Valley Forge,” Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 117, no.

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States of America,” Sarno said in his proclamation naming Saturday as “George Washington Day” in Springfield.

is a plantation owner who dies when George is 11. June 15, 1775 Having served with distinction in the French and Indian War, Washington is appointed as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army ...

George Washington was the first president of the US. He's widely-regarded as the father of the country. Here's a look at the typical schedule he stuck to when he was at his Mount Vernon plantation.

AndreaAstes/iStock via Getty Images Before he became president, George Washington served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Once a new government ...

On the morning of March 10, 1783, an anonymous letter began circulating through the military camp in Newburgh, New York, ...

Well, that didn’t take long. A letter George Washington wrote in Morristown while commanding the Continental Army sold for $150,000 within days of going on the market, according to the seller.