Washington's Farewell to his Officers Reenactment

On December 4, 1783, nine days after the last British soldiers left American soil, General George Washington visited Fraunces Tavern. He invited his officers from the Continental Army to the Long Room to thank them for their service, and to bid them farewell. After embracing each officer and wishing them well, Washington left for Annapolis, where he would resign his military commission before traveling on to Mount Vernon. The only first-hand account of this emotional goodbye comes from The Memoirs of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, which Fraunces Tavern Museum has on display in the McEntee gallery on the 3rd floor of the Museum.

Join us in the room where it happened for a special reenactment and opportunity to converse with Washington himself before he returns to Mount Vernon!

Advance tickets available now!