Weary from the strain of war and too much time away from home, General George Washington [View all]

resigned his commission from the Continental Army at the State House in Annapolis, Maryland on this day in 1783. Intending to return to the "Life of a Gentleman" at his Mount Vernon home, Washington told Congress, “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.”

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