the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, appointing General George Washington as its commander. Men from all walks of life answered the call, united by ...

George Washington is an American icon for many important reasons. As the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief and the ...

George Washington was not that person. He didn't brag or boast. He realized that to hold his army together and maintain the support of the public and the Continental Congress, he had to maintain ...

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 ...

The Continental Army thus became America’s first national institution. The next step was to select a commander in chief. George Washington of Virginia was the favored choice because of his ...

Shortly after taking command of the Continental Army in July 1775, General George Washington ordered an accounting of the patriots’ gunpowder stores. When he learned the total available was a ...

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.

George Washington patented 10,900 acres along the Kanawha River in what is now Mason County, West Virginia. What started off ...

After the Bristish occupying army left Boston, Washington issued ... even as delegates to the Continental Congress struggled to sustain the fiction that George III remained a friend to American ...

Rick Atkinson’s new Revolutionary War history is an unblinking portrait of wonderful nation’s birthing.