Washington Taking Command of the Army at Cambridge 1775.

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• ARTIST: M. Wageman

• PUBLISHER: Published by Virtue & Co. N.Y.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: c. 1860.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 1/2 x 7 3/8" (11.4 x 18.7 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Wagman, Pinxt. J. Rogers Sc.<br><br> On July 3, 1775, George Washington formally took command of the Continental Army. Washington, a prominent Virginia planter and veteran of the French and Indian War, had been appointed commander in chief by the Continental Congress two weeks before. In agreeing to serve the American colonies in their war for independence, he declined to accept payment for his services beyond reimbursement of future expenses.

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• CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War