Vintage illustration depicts General George Washington leaving Whitehall Ferry on December 4, 1783, to the cheers and waves of his officers. Earlier that day, Washington left his fellow generals, Knox, Steuben, Greene, and then-Colonel Hamilton, at New York's famed Francis Tavern where he informed them that he will be resigning his commission and returning to civilian life. However, in 1789, Washington was coaxed out of retirement and elected as the first president of the United States, a position he held until 1797.
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"George Washington and His Staff at Valley Forge," depicts General George Washington and six officers in a snowy landscape. Valley Forge, where the Continental Army was headquartered during the Revolutionary War, is known for the harsh winter conditions that resulted in the death of 2,500 soldiers. The scene emphasizes the heroic officers on horseback, including Marquis de Lafayette, Nathaniel Greene, Anthony Wayne, and Henry Knox. The image conveys patriotism through its portrayal of the esteemed officers during the Revolutionary War.
George Washington on horseback, holding hat in one hand and sword in the other at the Revolutionary War battle of Trenton, New Jersey. From a painting by John Faed. The print published in Stepping Stones to Literature by Sarah Louise Arnold and Charles Gilbert; Silver, Burdett, and Co. (New York, Boston, Chicago) in 1898.
Steel engraving The Treaty of Penn with the Indians William Penn entering into peace treaty in 1683 with Tamanend, a chief of the Lenape ( Delaware Indians ) Turtle Clan, under the shade of an elm tree near the village of Shackamaxon ( now Kensington ) in Pennsylvania. Graveur : J.C. Armytage - J. Trumbull Original edition from my own archives Source : "Historia Estados Unidos" 1870
Vintage image features US presidential portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Abraham Lincoln with portraits of their respective cabinet members, two vignette scenes showing the landing of Columbus and William Penn meeting with Native Americans, text of the Declaration of Independence, a synopsis of US history, a cameo portrait of Lafayette, and 48 cameo portraits of prominent Americans arranged along the top and side borders.
23 december 1783 George Washington came to Annapolis to resign his commission and forever seal the concept of civilian control of the military that was later set in Article II of the Constitution in 1787 and ratified a year later. Original edition from my own archives Source : Illustrierte Welt 1869 Drawing : Koch
The Craigie House, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, study where American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote. The house had previously served as headquarters of General George Washington. Illustrations published in Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; 1896 edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.