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Photo of a document highlighting Gen. George Washington’s Acceptance of the Post of Commander in Chief, June 16, 1775, at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2025. After Congress resolved to establish a Continental Army, it unanimously appointed 43-year-old Virginia delegate George Washington as commander-in-chief on June 15, 1775. In his acceptance speech, Washington thanked Congress and confessed, “I do not think my self equal to the Command.” A veteran of the French and Indian War, Washington brought more than his military experience to the cause. By placing a Virginian at the head of an army that mostly hailed from New England, Congress ensured its new army was truly “continental.” (U.S. Army photo by Bernardo Fuller)
| Date Taken: | 05.12.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.15.2025 09:15 |
| Photo ID: | 9037915 |
| VIRIN: | 250512-A-AJ780-1004 |
| Resolution: | 5346x4277 |
| Size: | 24.52 MB |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
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