Washington was now tired and wanted only a quiet life, but his peers knew that his leadership and charisma were unsurpassed ... his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George ...
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 ...
Because of Big George’s Christmas Day leadership ... achieved by men “broken by fatigue and ill-fortune,” Washington’s leadership deserved credit: “Troops properly inspired and animated ...