He preferred to say "Providence" rather than "God," probably because it was less definite.

He attended divine service on Sundays, whenever a church was near, but for a considerable period at one part of his life he did not attend communion.

He thoroughly believed in the good which came from church-going in the army and he always arranged to have a service on Sundays during his campaigns.

When at Mount Vernon, on days when he did not go out to the service, he spent several hours alone in meditation in his study.

The religious precepts which he had been taught in childhood remained strong in him through life.