East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Student Works 5-2007 Unanimous Voice, Unanimous Symbol: George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Matthew oJ seph Hitechew East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd Part of the Military History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Hitechew, Matthew Joseph, "Unanimous Voice, Unanimous Symbol: George Washington during the Revolutionary War." (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2096. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2096 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Unanimous Voice, Unanimous Symbol: George Washington during the Revolutionary War _________________ A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of History East Tennessee State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in History ____________________________ by Matthew Joseph Hitechew May 2007 ______________________________ Dr. Dale Schmitt, Chair Dr. Elwood Watson Dr. Tommy Lee Keywords: George Washington, Continental Congress, American Revolutionary War, Nathanael Greene, Washington’s officers ABSTRACT Unanimous Voice, Unanimous Symbol: George Washington during the Revolutionary War by Matthew Joseph Hitechew George Washington’s role in the American Revolution has not been lost in the mists of time, but most modern Americans have lost touch with his actual character and style because of the immense cultural changes that have transpired since the eighteenth century.