As Union soldiers decamped on the banks of the Rappahannock ... they knew they were on farmland that had once belonged to George Washington's family. Some of them sent cherry pits home in the ...

click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge ... one in a series of five paintings representing Washington as Citizen, Farmer, Soldier, Statesman and Christian.

Col. George Washington led a party of Virginia soldiers out of an encampment in the Ohio Valley. The conditions were horrid—a night “as black as pitch,” as the young commander recorded in ...

George Washington logged his journeys in letters ... where amputations were performed on the barroom table. After surgery, the soldiers were moved to the Old Log Reformed Church, which was ...

George Washington, who had been leading the battle ... Though the British eventually escaped, roughly 25 of their soldiers were killed. More than 100 were wounded, and about 25 were reported ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend ... and “summer soldiers” waiting to depart, Washington ordered Paine’s essay read to his men. Two days later, their surprise ...

Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George Washington on the banks of the Potomac River, was a refuge for Union and Confederate soldiers throughout the war. All were welcome to pay their respects ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...