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The beloved first Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America, called "General" by all his friends (even Martha, his wife), was able to win the love of all types of people. He grew hemp (for rope, not smoke); often produced over 10,000 gallons of liquor from Mt. Vernon a year; refused to be king; bought teeth from slaves for his dentures; and never actually lived in the very city named after him. He was a man of faith.
"The Honorable Congress having thought proper to recommend to The United States of America to set apart Wednesday the 22nd...to be observed as a day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, that at one time and with one voice the righteous dispensations of Providence may be acknowledged and His Goodness and Mercy toward us and our Arms supplicated and implored; The General directs that this day also shall be religiously observed in the Army, that no work be done thereon and that the Chaplains prepare discourses suitable to the Occasion."
-Washington, "GENERAL ORDERS: April 12, 1778"; excerpt from John C. Fitzpatrick, The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799 (1931) vol 11, p. 252.
"The Honorable Congress having thought proper to recommend to The United States of America to set apart Wednesday the 22nd...to be observed as a day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, that at one time and with one voice the righteous dispensations of Providence may be acknowledged and His Goodness and Mercy toward us and our Arms supplicated and implored; The General directs that this day also shall be religiously observed in the Army, that no work be done thereon and that the Chaplains prepare discourses suitable to the Occasion."
-Washington, "GENERAL ORDERS: April 12, 1778"; excerpt from John C. Fitzpatrick, The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799 (1931) vol 11, p. 252.