On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes, ...

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. The ...

George Washington was born on Feb. 22 ... or perform some act that was essential to the success of the Continental Army. Both the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart came from the Badge of ...

A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and ... Samuel Holden Parsons, came at a critical juncture for the Continental Army. Following a British attack on the town of ...

Before George Washington resigned from his post as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, he wrote a letter to all the governors (it was intended for the entire American community as well).

George Washington was the first president of the ... As a soldier, he served as commander in chief of the Continental Army, the somewhat ragtag collection of citizen-soldiers who banded together ...

This year’s theme, George Washington: America’s Commander-in-Chief, commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States Army. Lieutenant General ...