By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityWhen the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the colonies relied on local militias to ...

This year, the U.S. Army Infantry Branch celebrates 250 years since its creation by the 2nd Continental Congress. Several ...

“Washington was one of our nation’s Founding Fathers and served as an officer in the Virginia Colony’s Regimental Continental Army, a delegate to the Continental Congress, Commander-in-Chief ...

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.

On the morning of March 10, 1783, an anonymous letter began circulating through the military camp in Newburgh, New York, ...

This aside is a rare reference to the efforts Washington employed in February 1777 to have the whole Continental Army ...

"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 ...

George Washington served as the first president of the United States from age 57 in 1789 to age 65 in 1797, but before that, he was known for his military leadership during the French and Indian ...