On July 3, 1863, the Union army under the command of Gen. George Meade defeated Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

July 3 1775: Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1863: The pivotal three-day Civil War Battle of ...

Mount Vernon celebrates the 250th anniversary of Washington taking command with events and historical demonstrations on June 14.

George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. ... Washington’s Continental Army had set up camp across the Charles River from the stricken ...

Columnist: As we celebrate the independence of the United States this July 4, I will be thinking with gratitude of those who ...

Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...

The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

The Army commemorated its 250th anniversary with a festival and parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, which is also ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington to be commander in chief of the newly formed American army. Never before had a war been fought for the ...