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This image depicts the book cover of Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers who Won America’s Independence by Jack Kelly. The title of the book is written in white and yellow fonts in front of a blue background. The top of the cover shows a painting of soldiers facing the viewer but looking off into the distance.

Band of Giants

This excerpt from Jack Kelly describes the circumstances surrounding Washington's important decision to march his troops to Virginia in the summer of 1781.
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This image depicts the book cover of Revolutionary Medicine: The Founding Fathers and Mothers in Sickness and in Health by Jeanne Abrams.

Revolutionary Medicine

Read an excerpt from Jeanne Abrams to learn how Washington's effort to prevent smallpox represents one of the first American public health initiatives
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The Museum's first oval office project set up at Newport Historical Society with four costumed living history interpreters and one Museum staff member in a navy blue museum polo.

First Oval Office Project at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

February 18-19, 2023
Join us in Houston, Texas, at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens from Feb. 18-19 when we will set up our replica of George Washington's headquarters tent.
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George Washington Mourning Picture

Prints and needlework pictures, like this one, commemorated George Washington's memory following his death on December 14, 1799.
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Camp Equipage for George Washington

Learn how George Washington's receipts help us understand the craftsmen who manufactured objects for use within his tent.
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Washington Field HQ Sleeping Marquee Exterior View

New Virtual Tour Takes Viewers Inside a Recreation of George Washington’s Field Headquarters from the Revolutionary War

A recently launched virtual tour from the Museum of the American Revolution allows digital explorers from across the globe to experience a recreation of Washington’s wartime field headquarters to learn more about life on campaign during the Revolutionary War.
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General George Washington's 'Military Family'

Explore art and objects related to General George Washington's "military family," featured in the Museum's "Winter Patriots, 1777-1778" gallery.
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Ricardo Herrera delivers his lecture about feeding Washington's army onstage in front of a crowd.

Read the Revolution with Ricardo Herrera

Watch Dr. Ricardo A. Herrera's January 2023 discussion on his book, Feeding Washington's Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778.
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A display of three paintings, three letters, a book, and stamps related to Washington's prayer at Valley Forge.

Now on View: New Display on the Story of Washington's Prayer at Valley Forge

Learn more about artifacts on view at the Museum in a new display about the story of General George Washington's prayer at Valley Forge.
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Rowland Ricketts dyes silk for the Museum's replica of Washington's Standard flag.

Washington Standard Project Progress Update

Read more about the process to weave and dye the silk used to construct the Museum's replica of George Washington's Standard flag.
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