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George Washington Announces His Farewell to Arms
March 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:

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George Washington Announces His Farewell to Arms

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Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, formally resigned his commission, Dec. 23, 1783, in Annapolis, Maryland, where he delivered his farewell address to the Continental Congress.

Washington led the Americans to victory over the British from June 15, 1775, until the war ended S . . .

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