Washington declared the day a holiday in an attempt to raise morale and acknowledge the army’s many soldiers of Irish descent
Source: Washington’s Army Celebrated St. Patrick’s Day to Cure Winter Blues | Smart News | Smithsonian
Washington declared the day a holiday in an attempt to raise morale and acknowledge the army’s many soldiers of Irish descent
Source: Washington’s Army Celebrated St. Patrick’s Day to Cure Winter Blues | Smart News | Smithsonian