His father, Augustine, 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 ...

Thus was greatness once again thrust upon George Washington. Any student of Washington’s life might have predicted that he would acknowledge his election in a short, self-effacing speech full of ...

Sunday marks 250 years since George Washington left Mount Vernon to travel to Philadelphia where he was appointed commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army. It marks the Second Continental ...