Washington’s Headquarters

General Washington came to the farm home of the Hasbrouck family in Newburgh on April 1, 1782, and occupied the house until August 19, 1783, while his troops were encamped at Temple Hill a few miles away. These were trying months while a peace treaty was being negotiated with Great Britain, and for the troops it was a time of restless inaction and of discipline maintained with difficulty. At Newburgh, among the General Orders of the Day on August 7, 1782, General Washington proposed the establishment of the Purple Heart.

Newburgh, New York · United States