GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  In his General Orders, GW requested that surgeons of several regiments submit an official report of the sick in their respective regiments to the Adjutant General, as requested on 24 July 1775.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. GW warned R.I. Deputy Gov. Nicholas Cooke of possible attacks along the coasts.  GW wrote a letter to his friend and neighbor George William Fairfax in England, informing him that he should hire another attorney to oversee his Va.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders, he criticizes the sentinels and their officers for stopping high-level officers out of ignorance.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders, he reformed the Army into three Divisions, each with two Brigades, and determined who would be their leaders.  

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  In his General Orders, he rebuked drummers for playing Reveille too early and announced Samuel Osgood and Joseph Ward were appointed aides-de-camp.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  In GW’s General Orders, he commented on the frequent applications for furlough from the soldiers, criticizing them for wanting to temporarily abandon the “noble Cause of Liberty.” He wrote a letter to R.I. Gov.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He announced orders from the Continental Congress stating 20 July would be a day of fasting and prayer. Upon passing the N.H. lines on 15 July, he observed abuse of property in the form of tree destruction, and commanded it cease.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders for the day, GW emphasized good hygiene and the proper clothing of all troops. He also declared how officers and their aides-de-camp were to be distinguished by different colored ribbons.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders for the day, GW issued a court martial for Col. James Scammans for incompetence; he was later cleared of the charges. GW also established the process for escorting a messenger from the British.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders for the day, GW detailed the punishment of Col. William Prescott for abuse.  He declared that when court martialed, the accused must attend it punctually.  He ordered all colonels of Mass.

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  GW also wrote a letter to Lund Washington, his cousin, but the letter has yet to be found.

GW at the American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His General Orders include court martials for four men on the basis of desertion and theft, an order for Capt. Noadiah Leonard of Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge’s Mass.