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| Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories | 8 | 0 | Browse | Search |
| Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 3 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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| Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Wakefield estate,
In Virginia, the birthplace of George Washington; about half a mile from the junction of Pope's Creek with the Potomac, in Westmoreland county.
The house was destroyed before the Revolution, but upon its site George W. P. Custis placed a slab of freestone, June, 1815, with the simple inscription: Here, the 11th of February (O. S.), 1732, George Washington was born.
Washington, George
Father of his country ; born on Pope's Creek, Westmoreland co., Va., Feb. 22, 1732; was descended from an old and titled English family; and was the eldest child of his father's second wife, Mary Ball.
His father died when George was a small child, and the task of the education and guidance of the future leader through the dangers of youthhood devolved upon his mother.
So judicious was her training that Washington, through life, remembered her affectionate care with profound gratitude.
He received a common English education, and upon that foundation his naturally thoughtful and right-conditioned mind, with the cardinal virtues of truth, integrity, and justice, was built the structure of his greatness.
He was always beloved by his young companions, and was invariably chosen the leader in their military plays.
He had a desire, at the age of fourteen years, to become a seaman, but was dissuaded from embarking by his mother.
When he was seventeen years of