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ACH052: John Fitzgerald was a Catholic and one of George Washington’s aides de camp. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us that Fitzgerald helped Washington avoid a coup during the war and remained close to his old general after. He may even have gotten the President to donate to building the first Catholic church in Virginia.

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Links for this episode:

• John Fitzgerald · George Washington’s Mount Vernon
• The Sacred Heart Review, Volume 41, Number 6 — 30 January 1909 — Boston College Newspapers
• Lt Col John Fitzgerald – Valley Forge National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
• George Washington and Colonel John Fitzgerald – The Basilica of Saint Mary
• VA. Hibernian’s Seek Answers on Removal of Irish Immigrants Name From Fitzgerald Square
• LTC John Fitzgerald (Unknown-1799) – Find A Grave Memorial

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