December 4 in American History
At Fraunces Tavern in New York, George Washington said an emotional goodbye to the officers who had fought the Revolution with him, then rode off toward private life. He was walking away from an army that adored him and would have followed him to power — and chose instead to go home. It stunned the world.
In 1783: Washington bids farewell to his officers. At Fraunces Tavern in New York, George Washington said an emotional goodbye to the officers who had fought the Revolution with him, then rode off toward private life.
At Fraunces Tavern in New York, George Washington said an emotional goodbye to the officers who had fought the Revolution with him, then rode off toward private life. He was walking away from an army that adored him and would have followed him to power — and chose instead to go home. It stunned the world.
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