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Maintained headquarters at Hasbrouck House in Newburgh from April 1782 to August 1783. His address to the officers on March 15, 1783, prevented the Newburgh Conspiracy from becoming a military coup and established the precedent of civilian control that has defined American civil-military relations ever since.

Owner of Hasbrouck House in Newburgh, who died in 1780. His widow Tryntje allowed Washington to use the family's Dutch stone house as his headquarters from April 1782. The house remained in the family until New York State purchased it in 1850, making it one of the first publicly owned historic sites in America.

New York general who chaired the officers' committee that traveled to Philadelphia in January 1783 to press Congress for back pay and pensions. The committee's failure contributed directly to the frustration that produced the Newburgh Conspiracy two months later.

Continental general who commanded at Saratoga and was widely believed to have been involved in organizing the Newburgh Conspiracy. Presided over the officers' meeting on March 15, 1783, where Washington made his famous address. His role in the conspiracy remains debated but his central position is documented.

Continental Army aide-de-camp who wrote the anonymous "Newburgh Addresses" circulated among officers in March 1783. His letters expressed the army's frustrations while implying without stating that officers might act against Congress. Authorship was suspected at the time and confirmed afterward. He later served as Secretary of War.

Artillery commander and Washington's close ally present at Newburgh during the conspiracy. Knox was firmly in Washington's camp and helped manage the officers' discontent. His loyalty during the crisis exemplified the group of Washington intimates who held the army together through the final difficult year of the war.

Prussian officer who transformed Continental Army training at Valley Forge and remained a senior officer through the war's end. Present at Newburgh with legitimate unpaid compensation claims. His presence illustrated the international dimension of American military service and the complex obligations Congress had incurred.

Continental Army Quartermaster General present at Newburgh during the conspiracy period. Pickering had legitimate unpaid wage claims but ultimately supported Washington's position at the March 15 meeting. His later career in Massachusetts politics illustrated the transition of Continental officers into civilian public life.