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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

5,000 black men served in the Continental Army, and hundreds more served on the sea. Had George Washington been less ambivalent, more blacks might have participated on the Patriot side than with ...

A rare letter from George Washington expressing his faith in ... Their goal was to destroy a Continental Army supply depot in ...

In 1634, English colonists sent by Lord Baltimore arrived in present-day Maryland. In 1776, Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, was awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal by ...