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United States Secretary of War

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served on the secretary's staff. However, the Army itself under Secretary Henry Knox only consisted of 700 men.
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served as Acting Secretary of War. For more on President Johnson's attempts to remove Stanton from office, see
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served as Acting Secretary of War. For more on President Johnson's attempts to remove Stanton from office, see
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served as Acting Secretary of War. For more on President Johnson's attempts to remove Stanton from office, see
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was created by statute, and the scope of responsibility for this office was reduced to the affairs of the
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Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff 1775-2005: Portraits and Biographical Sketches
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From August 12, 1867 until January 14, 1868, Stanton was suspended from office, and
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From August 12, 1867 until January 14, 1868, Stanton was suspended from office, and
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From August 12, 1867 until January 14, 1868, Stanton was suspended from office, and
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held the position. When Washington was inaugurated as the first President under the
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The office of Secretary at War was modeled upon Great Britain's
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Position in the United States Cabinet from 1789 to 1947
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Lists of members of the Cabinet of the United States
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Encyclopedia of the United States Cabinet 1789-2010
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Weeks 3157: 3152: 3146: 3143: 3142: 3138: 3134: 3131: 3129: 3126: 3123: 3121:March 4, 1921 3120: 3118:March 9, 1916 3117: 3115: 3114: 3110: 3105: 3099: 3096: 3095: 3091: 3087: 3084: 3082: 3079: 3077: 3074: 3071: 3068: 3066:March 5, 1913 3065: 3063: 3062: 3058: 3053: 3047: 3044: 3043: 3039: 3035: 3032: 3030: 3027: 3024: 3022:March 4, 1913 3021: 3018: 3016: 3015: 3011: 3006: 3000: 2997: 2996: 2992: 2988: 2985: 2982: 2980: 2977: 2974: 2971: 2968: 2966: 2965: 2961: 2956: 2950: 2947: 2946: 2942: 2938: 2935: 2933: 2930: 2928:246 days 2927: 2925:March 4, 1909 2924: 2921: 2919: 2918: 2914: 2909: 2903: 2900: 2899: 2895: 2891: 2888: 2886: 2883: 2880: 2878:June 30, 1908 2877: 2874: 2872: 2871: 2867: 2862: 2856: 2853: 2852: 2848: 2844: 2839: 2835: 2832: 2830: 2827: 2824: 2821: 2818: 2816: 2815: 2811: 2806: 2800: 2797: 2796: 2792: 2788: 2785: 2783: 2780: 2778: 2775: 2772: 2769: 2767:March 5, 1897 2766: 2764: 2763: 2759: 2754: 2748: 2745: 2744: 2740: 2736: 2733: 2731: 2728: 2725: 2723:March 4, 1897 2722: 2720:March 5, 1893 2719: 2717: 2716: 2712: 2707: 2701: 2698: 2697: 2693: 2689: 2687: 2686:West Virginia 2684: 2682: 2679: 2676: 2674:March 4, 1893 2673: 2670: 2668: 2667: 2663: 2658: 2652: 2649: 2648: 2644: 2640: 2637: 2635: 2632: 2630: 2627: 2624: 2621: 2619:March 5, 1889 2618: 2616: 2615: 2611: 2606: 2600: 2597: 2596: 2592: 2588: 2585: 2583:Massachusetts 2582: 2580: 2577: 2574: 2572:March 4, 1889 2571: 2569:March 5, 1885 2568: 2566: 2565: 2561: 2556: 2550: 2547: 2546: 2542: 2538: 2533: 2529: 2526: 2523: 2521: 2518: 2515: 2513:March 4, 1885 2512: 2510:March 5, 1881 2509: 2507: 2506: 2502: 2497: 2491: 2488: 2487: 2483: 2479: 2477: 2474: 2472: 2469: 2466: 2464:March 4, 1881 2463: 2460: 2458: 2457: 2453: 2448: 2442: 2439: 2438: 2434: 2430: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2416: 2413: 2410: 2408: 2407: 2403: 2398: 2392: 2389: 2388: 2384: 2380: 2377: 2375: 2372: 2370:286 days 2369: 2367:March 4, 1877 2366: 2363: 2361: 2360: 2356: 2351: 2345: 2342: 2341: 2337: 2333: 2330: 2328: 2325: 2322: 2319: 2317:March 8, 1876 2316: 2314: 2313: 2312:Alphonso Taft 2309: 2304: 2298: 2295: 2294: 2290: 2286: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2273: 2271:March 2, 1876 2270: 2267: 2265: 2264: 2260: 2255: 2249: 2246: 2245: 2241: 2237: 2234: 2232: 2229: 2226: 2223: 2220: 2217: 2212: 2209: 2205: 2200: 2194: 2191: 2190: 2186: 2182: 2179: 2176: 2174: 2171: 2169:177 days 2168: 2165: 2162: 2160: 2159: 2155: 2150: 2144: 2141: 2140: 2136: 2132: 2130: 2127: 2125: 2122: 2120:285 days 2119: 2116: 2113: 2111: 2110: 2106: 2101: 2095: 2092: 2091: 2087: 2081: 2077: 2074: 2072: 2069: 2067:290 days 2066: 2063: 2060: 2058: 2055: 2050: 2044: 2039: 2038: 2034: 2028: 2024: 2021: 2019: 2016: 2014:155 days 2013: 2010: 2007: 2004: 1999: 1996: 1992: 1987: 1981: 1978: 1977: 1973: 1969: 1964: 1960: 1957: 1955: 1952: 1949: 1946: 1943: 1941: 1940: 1936: 1931: 1925: 1922: 1921: 1917: 1913: 1910: 1907: 1905: 1902: 1900:315 days 1899: 1896: 1894:March 5, 1861 1893: 1891: 1890: 1889:Simon Cameron 1886: 1881: 1875: 1872: 1871: 1867: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1856: 1853: 1850: 1848:March 4, 1861 1847: 1844: 1842: 1841: 1837: 1832: 1826: 1823: 1822: 1818: 1814: 1811: 1808: 1806: 1803: 1800: 1797: 1795:March 6, 1857 1794: 1792: 1791: 1790:John B. Floyd 1787: 1782: 1776: 1773: 1772: 1768: 1764: 1761: 1759: 1756: 1754: 1751: 1748: 1746:March 4, 1857 1745: 1743:March 7, 1853 1742: 1740: 1739: 1735: 1730: 1724: 1721: 1720: 1716: 1712: 1709: 1707: 1704: 1702: 1699: 1696: 1694:March 4, 1853 1693: 1690: 1688: 1687: 1683: 1678: 1672: 1669: 1668: 1664: 1660: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1649: 1646: 1644:July 22, 1850 1643: 1641:March 8, 1849 1640: 1638: 1637: 1633: 1628: 1622: 1619: 1618: 1614: 1610: 1609:James K. 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Henry Dearborn
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President of the United States
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advice and consent
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Henry Knox
Kenneth C. Royall
September 18, 1947
Secretary of Defense
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Secretary of the Air Force
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