A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War ...

George Washington, who had been leading the battle ... raid was a relatively small expedition in the bloody, drawn-out war for independence that would go on for six more years.

Had George Washington been less ambivalent ... thousands of runaways to follow behind the British throughout the war. • Lord Dunmore's Proclamation By the winter of 1777-78, the Continental ...

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is ...

Stevens declared that the books were likely to end up in the British Museum. But in Boston, when word got out that George Washington’s books were destined for the collection of their British cousins, ...

George Washington was born on Feb. 22, in 1732, so to celebrate let’s talk about his plan to honor the weary troops that fought the Revolutionary War. In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743 ... Major Acts To avoid becoming embroiled in the war between Great Britain and France, Washington issued a Proclamation of Neutrality ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria will have a notable milestone to celebrate with the nation's oldest and largest George Washington birthday parade. The annual George Washington Birthday Parade, which ...