Knowledge

United States Department of War

Source đź“ť

401: 601: 221: 257:. Individual committees were formed for each issue, including committees to secure ammunition, to raise funds for gunpowder, and to organize a national militia. These committees were consolidated into the Board of War and Ordnance in 1776, operated by members of Congress. A second board was created in 1777, the Board of War, to operate separately from Congress. The Congress of the Confederation eventually replaced the system of boards with the Department of War. Only five positions were created within the department upon its creation: the Secretary at War, an assistant, a secretary, and two clerks. 34: 233: 3286: 3244: 624:, part of a complex of four matching brick Georgian/Federal style buildings for Cabinet departments with War in the northwest, Navy in the southwest and to the other side: State to the northeast and Treasury in the southeast. The War Department building was supplemented in the 1850s by a building across the street to the west known as the Annex and became very important during the 632:
visiting the War Office's telegraph room for constant updates and reports and walking back and forth to the "Residence". The original 1820 structures for War and Navy on the west side of the now famous White House was replaced in 1888 by construction of a new building of French Empire design with
499:
chief of staff. Assisted by industrial advisers, they reorganized the supply system of the army and practically wiped out the bureaus as quasi-independent agencies. General March reorganized the general staff along similar lines and gave it direct authority over departmental operations. After the
539:
on military strategy and expended little effort in acting as general manager of the Department of War. Many agencies still fragmented authority, burdening the chief of staff with too many details, making the whole Department of War poorly geared toward directing the army in a global war. General
385:
During the American Civil War, the War Department responsibilities expanded. It handled the recruiting, training, supply, medical care, transportation and pay of two million soldiers, comprising both the regular army and the much larger temporary volunteer army. A separate command structure took
397:, this bureau played a major role in supporting the new Republican governments in the southern states. When military Reconstruction ended in 1877, the U.S. Army removed the last troops from military occupation of the American South, and the last Republican state governments in the region ended. 440:
and the General Staff. He changed the procedures for promotions and organized schools for the special branches of the service. He also devised the principle of rotating officers from staff to line. Concerned about the new territories acquired after the Spanish–American War, Root worked out the
706:
In the aftermath of World War II, the American government (among others around the world) decided to abandon the word 'War' when referring to the civilian leadership of their military. One vestige of the former nomenclature is the names of the service was colleges: the Army War College, the
703:, later renamed the United States Department of Defense. On the same day this act was signed, Executive Order 9877 assigned primary military functions and responsibilities with the former War Department split between the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force. 1497: 671:
Coming into office with World War II raging in Europe and Asia, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson faced with the situation of the War Department spread through the overcrowded Munitions Building and numerous other buildings across Washington, D.C., and suburban
484:, who opposed efforts to control the bureaus and war industry until competition for limited supplies almost paralyzed industry and transportation, especially in the North. Yielding to pressure from Congress and industry, Secretary Baker placed 420:
The United States Army, with 39,000 men in 1890 was the smallest and least powerful army of any major power in the late 19th century. By contrast, France had an army of 542,000. Temporary volunteers and state militia units mostly fought the
579:
After World War II, the Department of War abandoned Marshall's organization for the fragmented prewar pattern while the independent services continually parried efforts to reestablish firm executive control over their operations. The
515:(AEF) field headquarters, which he commanded. The general staff in the early 1920s exercised little effective control over the bureaus, but the chiefs of staff gradually gained substantial authority over them by 1939, when General 448:, returned to the traditional secretary-bureau chief alliance, subordinating the chief of staff to the adjutant general, a powerful office since its creation in 1775. Indeed, Secretary Taft exercised little power; President 571:) directed administrative and logistical operations. The Operations Division acted as general planning staff for Marshall. By 1942, the Army Air Forces gained virtual independence in every way from the rest of the army. 280:. When the department was created, the president was authorized to appoint two inspectors to oversee the troops. Congress created several additional offices over the course of the 1790s, including the 931:
Business Methods in the War Department: Report of the Board Appointed in Compliance with the Request of the Senate Select Committee to Investigate the Methods of Business in the Executive Departments
2574: 460:, his chief of staff, revived the Root reforms. The general staff assisted them in their efforts to rationalize the organization of the army along modern lines and in supervising the bureaus. 3352: 2047: 2607: 412:
The Army comprised hundreds of small detachments in forts around the West, dealing with Indians, and in coastal artillery units in port cities, dealing with the threat of a naval attack.
2569: 2564: 2559: 374:
in 1824, which served as the main agency within the War Department for addressing the issues regarding Native Americans until 1849, when Congress transferred it to the newly founded
441:
procedures for turning Cuba over to the Cubans, wrote the charter of government for the Philippines, and eliminated tariffs on goods imported to the United States from Puerto Rico.
432:(1899–1904) sought to appoint a chief of staff as general manager and a European-type general staff for planning, aiming to achieve this goal in a businesslike manner, but General 2042: 2032: 3129: 2589: 358:
were established in 1802. The Department of War was reduced in size following the end of the Quasi-War in 1802, but it was subsequently expanded in the years leading up to the
2052: 3003: 2504: 2584: 3096: 999:
William S. Belko, "'John C. Calhoun and the Creation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: An Essay on Political Rivalry, Ideology, and Policymaking in the Early Republic",
3476: 3020: 2119: 3410: 3345: 2183: 313: 195:, a civilian with such responsibilities as finance and purchases and a minor role in directing military affairs, headed the War Department throughout its existence. 2553: 2069: 2956: 2579: 2428: 3400: 1661: 3517: 3338: 2994: 1815: 1686: 1656: 1528: 3522: 3108: 2989: 2925: 1618: 2973: 2946: 2497: 2458: 2379: 3512: 3139: 2951: 2904: 2355: 404:
U.S. War Department weather map depicting weather conditions on October 21, 1879, over New England at 7:35 am. Produced for the U.S. Army during the
335:, but this army was never utilized. The Department of War was also responsible for overseeing interactions with Native Americans in its early years. 540:
Marshall described the chief of staff then as a "poor command post." President Roosevelt brought in Henry L. Stimson as Secretary of War; after the
2968: 2725: 2064: 1644: 390: 309: 202:
and the Department of the Air Force. The Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force later joined the Department of the Navy under the
3091: 3038: 2751: 2685: 2492: 2487: 2074: 1649: 3471: 3101: 2999: 2715: 2037: 1244: 648:
squeezed the War Department from its office space, and the White House also desired additional office space. In August 1939, Secretary of War
3405: 3207: 2746: 2675: 2433: 2423: 2279: 2170: 2057: 1795: 1754: 1170: 3445: 3048: 2899: 2889: 2873: 2259: 1785: 1761: 1613: 668:, but upon completion, the new building did not solve the space problem of the department, and the Department of State ultimately used it. 3361: 2963: 2933: 2809: 2798: 2482: 2284: 2249: 305: 3435: 2894: 2824: 2791: 2531: 2520: 2463: 2244: 1634: 3461: 3143: 3053: 2909: 2710: 2700: 2546: 2140: 1741: 1608: 297: 185: 117: 389:
In the late stages of the war, the department took charge of refugees and freedmen (freed slaves) in the American South through the
3527: 3440: 3415: 3218: 2883: 2819: 2761: 2705: 2670: 2665: 2660: 2617: 2413: 2403: 2239: 2160: 2155: 2114: 1962: 1780: 1746: 1521: 759: 520: 3375: 3149: 3028: 2720: 2680: 2637: 2632: 2541: 2209: 3247: 3160: 3058: 2831: 2229: 2150: 2109: 1166: 724: 501: 854: 688:
was completed in 1943, the Secretary of War vacated the Munitions Building and the department began moving into the Pentagon.
3390: 3180: 3175: 2627: 2408: 2391: 2219: 2199: 2087: 1629: 754: 355: 328: 3486: 3481: 3466: 3380: 3223: 3213: 2601: 2594: 2294: 2214: 2099: 2024: 1972: 1729: 1717: 237: 199: 181: 112: 3420: 3385: 3257: 3170: 3113: 2868: 2814: 2804: 2398: 2317: 2254: 2234: 2224: 2204: 1904: 1734: 1722: 1702: 1514: 769: 203: 20: 1200:
The Pentagon – A History: The Untold Story of the Wartime Race to Build the Pentagon and to Restore it Sixty Years Later
3395: 3312: 3277: 3272: 3068: 2835: 2766: 2649: 2536: 2526: 2289: 2178: 2104: 2012: 2007: 2002: 1997: 1937: 1831: 1709: 1603: 1213: 1469: 1455: 660:
during World War I. In the late 1930s, the government constructed the War Department Building (renamed in 2000 as the
3430: 3425: 2878: 2854: 2477: 2438: 2386: 2145: 2135: 1846: 645: 285: 215: 3307: 3267: 3043: 3033: 2849: 2622: 2612: 2451: 2367: 1666: 319:
Forming and organizing the department and the army fell to Secretary Knox, while direct field command of the small
293: 436:
stymied his efforts. Root enlarged the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and established the
3297: 2692: 2445: 2374: 2344: 1967: 1884: 774: 107: 3330: 3317: 3165: 3155: 2350: 2312: 1947: 1942: 1932: 1853: 1598: 1382: 764: 437: 347: 277: 192: 133: 3202: 2304: 1927: 1894: 1805: 1671: 634: 581: 560: 512: 425:
of 1898. This conflict demonstrated the need for more effective control over the department and its bureaus.
281: 362:. To accommodate this expansion, sub-departments were created within the department, with each one led by a 3075: 1922: 1889: 469: 379: 320: 268:
reestablished the War Department as a civilian agency to administer the field army under the president (as
3262: 3252: 3185: 2362: 1957: 1952: 250: 2844: 1836: 1826: 1558: 1537: 795:"The Establishment of the Department of War – US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives" 589: 375: 254: 733:
are indicative of the origin of the seal. The date (1778) refers to the year of its adoption. The term
696:
The United States Secretary of War, a member of the United States Cabinet, headed the War Department.
584:
split the War Department into the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force, and the
220: 3190: 1914: 1841: 1800: 1790: 1676: 1582: 1576: 1113: 552: 1475:
U.S. War Department, Operations Division Diary, 1941–1946, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
1248: 715:, which still train U.S. military officers in battlefield tactics and the strategy of war fighting. 2937: 2839: 600: 422: 371: 935: 338:
On November 8, 1800, the War Department building with its records and files was consumed by fire.
3302: 3292: 1570: 1464: 866: 661: 493: 1008: 198:
The War Department existed from August 7, 1789 until September 18, 1947, when it split into the
3195: 2859: 1474: 859:"A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U. S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875" 548: 544: 400: 265: 33: 1623: 1205: 585: 536: 173: 794: 555:(AUS) into three autonomous components to conduct the operations of the War Department: the 232: 1465:
Official Reports of the War of the Rebellion {US Civil War} 1861–1865 {published 1880–1901}
638: 351: 472:
reduced the size and functions of the general staff to few members before America entered
366:. These sub-departments were reformed into a modern system of bureaus by Secretary of War 8: 2776: 1859: 1483: 1374: 929: 862: 738: 681: 617: 568: 445: 680:. On July 28, 1941, Congress authorized funding for a new Department of War building in 2771: 1992: 1864: 1564: 1552: 653: 625: 564: 556: 516: 489: 449: 405: 394: 269: 177: 149: 1370:
The Development of National Administrative Organization in the United States, Issue 10
652:
and Acting Chief of Staff of the Army George C. Marshall moved their offices into the
608:
In the early years, between 1797 and 1800, the Department of War was headquartered in
2786: 2781: 1492: 1378: 1275:
Washington Command Post: The Operations Division, United States Army in World War II.
1209: 1198: 1004: 708: 649: 261: 1306:
Beating Plowshares into Swords: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1606–1865
1174: 3134: 2468: 1899: 1501: 613: 508: 485: 453: 363: 301: 1479: 1323:
Planning War, Pursuing Peace: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1920–1939
3360: 1459: 1368: 712: 629: 541: 496: 481: 433: 367: 1443: 927: 1488: 1316:
Mobilizing for modern war: the political economy of American warfare, 1865–1919
684:, which would house the entire department under one roof. When construction of 477: 180:, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the 3506: 1506: 1333:
Arsenal of World War II: the political economy of American warfare, 1940–1945
657: 289: 1155:. Office of Secretary of Defense / Government Printing Office. pp. 4–9. 2019: 1452: 685: 665: 609: 532: 500:
war, the Congress again granted the bureaus their former independence. The
457: 225: 176:
department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the
73: 1233:. Office of Secretary of Defense / Government Printing Office. p. 22. 616:, in 1800. In 1820, headquarters moved into a building at 17th Street and 612:; it moved with the other federal agencies to the new national capital at 249:
The Department of War traces its origins to the committees created by the
1876: 1421:
The Business of Civil War: Military Mobilization and the State, 1861–1865
621: 473: 468:
The Congress reversed these changes in support of the bureaus and in the
359: 1361: 1357: 1326: 1309: 1285: 1139:
Turmoil and Tradition: A Study of the Life and Times of Henry L. Stimson
1101:
First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power
1024: 331:
under the command of former President Washington in anticipation of the
1424: 1299:
From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration, 1900–1963.
1088:
An Army for Empire: The United States Army and the Spanish–American War
1021:
The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians
880:
Eagle and Sword the Beginnings of the Military Establishment in America
429: 324: 273: 184:
in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the
19:
For the present agency overseeing the United States Armed Forces, see
858: 332: 323:
fell to President Washington. In 1798, Congress authorized President
928:
United States War Dept Board on Business Methods (August 17, 1889).
1062:
Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866–1891
677: 673: 316:, physician general, apothecary general, purveyor, and accountant. 2863: 547:, Stimson supported Marshall in reorganizing the army under the 260:
Shortly after the establishment of a government under President
1414:
The Republican Era, 1869–1901 a Study in Administrative History
1400:
The Jeffersonians: A Study in Administrative History, 1801–1829
1354:
The Organization and Administration of the Union Army 1861–1865
592:
served as operating managers for the new Secretary of Defense.
3362:
Federal executive departments of the United States of America
1407:
The Jacksonians: A Study in Administrative History, 1829–1861
633:
mansard roofs, the "State, War, and Navy Building" (now the
1453:
Reconstruction of War Department Records from 1784 to 1800
1340:
George C. Marshall, Volume 2: Ordeal and hope, 1939–1942
1167:"Intro – Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army" 741:, and for many years afterward, was associated with the 885: 228:, which the U.S. War Department's seal is derived from 836: 824: 812: 1292:
The hilt of the sword: the career of Peyton C. March
1029: 981: 969: 957: 945: 1347:
George C. Marshall, organizer of victory, 1943–1945
909: 897: 641:), built in the same location as its predecessors. 637:, and later renamed to honor General and President 272:) and the secretary of war. Retired senior General 1393:The Federalists: a Study in Administrative History 1197: 699:The National Security Act of 1947 established the 563:(USAAF) developed an independent air arm; and the 511:realigned the general staff on the pattern of his 240:, derived from the seal of the U.S. War Department 1498:Works by or about United States Department of War 535:, General Marshall principally advised President 3504: 1228: 1150: 921: 391:Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands 1536: 488:in charge of munitions and made Major General 3346: 1796:Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force 1522: 1171:United States Army Center of Military History 452:made the major decisions. In 1911, Secretary 276:, then in civilian life, served as the first 1195: 3518:1949 disestablishments in the United States 934:. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  729:The date "MDCCLXXVIII" and the designation 3523:Former United States Executive Departments 3353: 3339: 1529: 1515: 1282:The Regulars: The American Army, 1898–1941 1114:"Moral Uplifting – World War I Centennial" 718: 604:The State, War, and Navy Building in 1917 504:addressed moral standards of the troops. 3513:1789 establishments in the United States 1781:Chief of Staff of the United States Army 1489:Works by United States Department of War 760:United States Assistant Secretary of War 599: 399: 231: 219: 370:in 1818. Secretary Calhoun created the 3505: 725:Department of the Army Seal and Emblem 502:Commission on Training Camp Activities 444:Root's successor as Secretary of War, 3334: 1619:Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security 1510: 1366: 1189: 1075:The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers 1035: 987: 975: 963: 951: 940:War Department Building burn in 1814. 915: 903: 891: 842: 830: 818: 755:Military history of the United States 656:, a temporary structure built on the 304:, superintendent of military stores, 2295:Air Force Historical Research Agency 2420:Officer candidate/training school: 1480:American State Papers, 1789 to 1837 1231:The Pentagon: The First Fifty Years 1153:The Pentagon: The First Fifty Years 770:United States Department of Defense 204:United States Department of Defense 21:United States Department of Defense 13: 2290:Naval History and Heritage Command 1049:A History of the Freedmen's Bureau 1001:South Carolina Historical Magazine 38:Seal of the U.S. Department of War 14: 3539: 1430: 492:acting quartermaster general and 216:History of the United States Army 3285: 3284: 3243: 3242: 2850:Uniform Code of Military Justice 1667:United States military seniority 1444:1945 War Department Organization 32: 3528:United States Department of War 2832:Military Occupational Specialty 2280:Army Center of Military History 1885:Military Auxiliary Radio System 1755:Department of Homeland Security 1662:Active duty three-star officers 1470:US Army General Orders for 1885 1267: 1237: 1222: 1159: 1144: 1131: 1106: 1093: 1080: 1067: 1054: 1041: 1013: 993: 775:National Military Establishment 701:National Military Establishment 691: 595: 559:(AGF) trained land troops; the 526: 386:charge of military operations. 341: 244: 162:United States Department of War 108:National Military Establishment 27:United States Department of War 3477:Health, Education, and Welfare 2855:Judge Advocate General's Corps 1786:Commandant of the Marine Corps 1657:Active duty four-star officers 1614:Secretary of Homeland Security 1599:President of the United States 938:– via Internet Archive. 872: 848: 787: 765:United States Secretary of War 463: 438:United States Army War College 348:United States Military Academy 278:United States Secretary of War 1: 3411:Housing and Urban Development 2285:Marine Corps History Division 1806:Commandant of the Coast Guard 1672:National Security Act of 1947 1641:Committees on Armed Services 1362:vol 2 excerpt and text search 1358:vol 1 excerpt and text search 780: 635:Old Executive Office Building 582:National Security Act of 1947 172:in the early years), was the 1890:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary 1367:Short, Lloyd Milton (1923). 513:American Expeditionary Force 476:on April 6, 1917. President 470:National Defense Act of 1916 415: 7: 2474:Enlisted recruit training: 1742:Department of the Air Force 1609:Deputy Secretary of Defense 1118:www.worldwar1centennial.org 869:. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 748: 664:) at 21st and C Streets in 480:supported Secretary of War 251:Second Continental Congress 186:Department of the Air Force 118:Department of the Air Force 16:Former US government agency 10: 3546: 1774:Service branches and heads 1538:United States Armed Forces 722: 590:Secretary of the Air Force 574: 376:Department of the Interior 213: 209: 18: 3454: 3401:Health and Human Services 3368: 3238: 3122: 3084: 3013: 2982: 2924: 2736: 2648: 2513: 2337: 2330: 2303: 2272: 2192: 2169: 2128: 2095: 2083: 1985: 1915:Unified combatant command 1913: 1875: 1814: 1801:Chief of Space Operations 1791:Chief of Naval Operations 1773: 1694: 1685: 1591: 1544: 1442: 1437: 1229:Goldberg, Alfred (1992). 1204:. Random House. pp.  1151:Goldberg, Alfred (1992). 553:Army of the United States 226:Board of War and Ordnance 142: 126: 100: 82: 74:Board of War and Ordnance 66: 48: 43: 31: 2840:Air Force Specialty Code 2554:Awards & decorations 1023:(Abridged Edition 1986) 743:Headquarters of the Army 372:Bureau of Indian Affairs 1458:March 25, 2015, at the 1425:excerpt and text search 1327:excerpt and text search 1310:excerpt and text search 1286:excerpt and text search 1060:Robert Marshall Utley, 1025:excerpt and text search 867:Law Library of Congress 662:Harry S Truman Building 356:Army Corps of Engineers 253:in 1775 to oversee the 188:on September 18, 1947. 86:September 18, 1947 54:; 235 years ago 2860:Military Health System 1730:Department of the Navy 1718:Department of the Army 1331:Koistinen, Paul A. C. 1321:Koistinen, Paul A. C. 1314:Koistinen, Paul A. C. 1304:Koistinen, Paul A. C. 1294:(1966), on World War I 1173:. 1992. Archived from 1003:2004 105(3): 170–197. 719:Seal of the department 605: 549:War Powers Act of 1941 545:attack on Pearl Harbor 519:assumed the office of 507:In the 1920s, General 409: 241: 238:Department of the Army 229: 200:Department of the Army 113:Department of the Army 88:; 76 years ago 2318:Air Force Art Program 1905:Coast Guard Auxiliary 1703:Department of Defense 1677:Goldwater–Nichols Act 1624:Joint Chiefs of Staff 1196:Vogel, Steve (2007). 855:Chap. VII. 1 Stat. 49 603: 586:Secretary of the Army 537:Franklin D. Roosevelt 403: 382:was created in 1851. 364:general staff officer 290:quartermaster general 235: 223: 174:United States Cabinet 3109:Aircraft designation 2758:Creeds & Codes: 1877:Civilian auxiliaries 1695:Military departments 1604:Secretary of Defense 1177:on December 28, 2007 639:Dwight D. Eisenhower 620:NW, adjacent to the 561:U.S. Army Air Forces 423:Spanish–American War 127:Department executive 101:Superseding agencies 67:Preceding department 2995:Crew-served weapons 2884:Chiefs of Chaplains 2105:Current deployments 1484:Library of Congress 1375:Johns Hopkins Press 1290:Coffman, Edward M. 1280:Coffman, Edward M. 1251:on January 14, 2012 1137:Elting E. Morison, 1099:Warren Zimmermann, 1047:George R. Bentley, 1019:Francis P. Prucha, 894:, pp. 119–122. 863:Library of Congress 682:Arlington, Virginia 646:Department of State 618:Pennsylvania Avenue 569:Army Service Forces 521:Army Chief of Staff 446:William Howard Taft 380:U.S. Soldiers' Home 327:to create a second 52:August 7, 1789 44:Department overview 28: 3472:Commerce and Labor 2990:Individual weapons 2230:Hispanic Americans 2210:Buddhist Americans 1993:United States Code 1963:Special Operations 1816:Reserve components 1412:White, Leonard D. 1405:White, Leonard D. 1398:White, Leonard D. 1391:White, Leonard D. 1345:Pogue, Forrest C. 1338:Pogue, Forrest C. 1245:"USAF Established" 1086:Graham A. Cosmas, 1077:(1987) p. 154, 203 654:Munitions Building 644:By the 1930s, the 606: 565:Services of Supply 557:Army Ground Forces 517:George C. Marshall 490:George W. Goethals 456:and Major General 450:Theodore Roosevelt 410: 406:War of the Pacific 395:Reconstruction era 270:commander-in-chief 242: 236:The emblem of the 230: 178:United States Army 168:(and occasionally 164:, also called the 26: 3500: 3499: 3406:Homeland Security 3328: 3327: 3234: 3233: 2920: 2919: 2383: 2371: 2359: 2345:Service academies 2326: 2325: 2200:African Americans 1981: 1980: 1493:Project Gutenberg 1449: 1448: 1373:. United States: 878:Richard H. Kohn, 845:, pp. 70–71. 833:, pp. 61–62. 821:, pp. 37–40. 709:Naval War College 650:Harry H. Woodring 622:Executive Mansion 551:. He divided the 428:Secretary of War 314:inspector general 306:paymaster general 286:brigadier general 262:George Washington 255:Revolutionary War 158: 157: 3535: 3446:Veterans Affairs 3355: 3348: 3341: 3332: 3331: 3288: 3287: 3246: 3245: 3135:Nuclear football 2980: 2979: 2874:Veterans Affairs 2693:Warrant officers 2469:The Basic School 2377: 2365: 2353: 2335: 2334: 2313:Army Art Program 2220:Muslim Americans 2215:Jewish Americans 2093: 2092: 1900:Civil Air Patrol 1692: 1691: 1531: 1524: 1517: 1508: 1507: 1502:Internet Archive 1435: 1434: 1419:Wilson, Mark R. 1388: 1297:Hewes, James E. 1261: 1260: 1258: 1256: 1247:. Archived from 1241: 1235: 1234: 1226: 1220: 1219: 1203: 1193: 1187: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1163: 1157: 1156: 1148: 1142: 1135: 1129: 1128: 1126: 1124: 1110: 1104: 1097: 1091: 1084: 1078: 1071: 1065: 1058: 1052: 1045: 1039: 1033: 1027: 1017: 1011: 997: 991: 985: 979: 973: 967: 961: 955: 949: 943: 942: 925: 919: 913: 907: 901: 895: 889: 883: 876: 870: 852: 846: 840: 834: 828: 822: 816: 810: 809: 807: 805: 791: 737:used during the 614:Washington, D.C. 509:John J. Pershing 486:Benedict Crowell 454:Henry L. Stimson 329:provisional army 302:adjutant general 224:The seal of the 193:Secretary of War 143:Child department 134:Secretary of War 96: 94: 89: 62: 60: 55: 36: 29: 25: 3545: 3544: 3538: 3537: 3536: 3534: 3533: 3532: 3503: 3502: 3501: 3496: 3450: 3364: 3359: 3329: 3324: 3230: 3118: 3114:Helicopter arms 3080: 3009: 2978: 2916: 2799:Service numbers 2762:Code of Conduct 2732: 2644: 2509: 2505:Other education 2446:Warrant officer 2392:Merchant Marine 2322: 2299: 2273:History centers 2268: 2205:Asian Americans 2188: 2165: 2124: 2085: 2079: 1977: 1909: 1895:Merchant Marine 1871: 1810: 1769: 1681: 1587: 1540: 1535: 1460:Wayback Machine 1438:External images 1433: 1385: 1352:Shannon, Fred. 1270: 1265: 1264: 1254: 1252: 1243: 1242: 1238: 1227: 1223: 1216: 1194: 1190: 1180: 1178: 1165: 1164: 1160: 1149: 1145: 1136: 1132: 1122: 1120: 1112: 1111: 1107: 1098: 1094: 1085: 1081: 1072: 1068: 1059: 1055: 1046: 1042: 1034: 1030: 1018: 1014: 998: 994: 986: 982: 974: 970: 962: 958: 950: 946: 926: 922: 914: 910: 902: 898: 890: 886: 877: 873: 853: 849: 841: 837: 829: 825: 817: 813: 803: 801: 793: 792: 788: 783: 751: 727: 721: 713:Air War College 694: 630:Abraham Lincoln 628:with President 598: 577: 529: 497:Peyton C. March 482:Newton D. Baker 466: 434:Nelson A. Miles 418: 368:John C. Calhoun 344: 298:surgeon general 247: 218: 212: 182:Navy Department 154: 138: 122: 92: 90: 87: 78: 58: 56: 53: 39: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3543: 3542: 3531: 3530: 3525: 3520: 3515: 3498: 3497: 3495: 3494: 3489: 3484: 3479: 3474: 3469: 3464: 3458: 3456: 3452: 3451: 3449: 3448: 3443: 3438: 3436:Transportation 3433: 3428: 3423: 3418: 3413: 3408: 3403: 3398: 3393: 3388: 3383: 3378: 3372: 3370: 3366: 3365: 3358: 3357: 3350: 3343: 3335: 3326: 3325: 3323: 3322: 3321: 3320: 3315: 3310: 3305: 3300: 3295: 3282: 3281: 3280: 3275: 3270: 3265: 3260: 3255: 3239: 3236: 3235: 3232: 3231: 3229: 3228: 3227: 3226: 3221: 3216: 3205: 3200: 3199: 3198: 3193: 3188: 3183: 3178: 3173: 3168: 3163: 3158: 3147: 3137: 3132: 3130:WWII equipment 3126: 3124: 3120: 3119: 3117: 3116: 3111: 3106: 3105: 3104: 3099: 3088: 3086: 3082: 3081: 3079: 3078: 3073: 3072: 3071: 3063: 3062: 3061: 3056: 3051: 3046: 3041: 3036: 3031: 3023: 3021:All watercraft 3017: 3015: 3011: 3010: 3008: 3007: 2997: 2992: 2986: 2984: 2977: 2976: 2971: 2966: 2961: 2960: 2959: 2954: 2949: 2941: 2930: 2928: 2922: 2921: 2918: 2917: 2915: 2914: 2913: 2912: 2907: 2902: 2897: 2892: 2881: 2876: 2871: 2866: 2857: 2852: 2847: 2842: 2829: 2828: 2827: 2822: 2817: 2812: 2807: 2796: 2795: 2794: 2789: 2784: 2779: 2774: 2769: 2764: 2756: 2755: 2754: 2749: 2740: 2738: 2734: 2733: 2731: 2730: 2729: 2728: 2723: 2718: 2713: 2708: 2703: 2695: 2690: 2689: 2688: 2683: 2678: 2673: 2668: 2663: 2654: 2652: 2646: 2645: 2643: 2642: 2641: 2640: 2635: 2630: 2625: 2620: 2615: 2610: 2608:Identification 2599: 2598: 2597: 2592: 2587: 2582: 2577: 2572: 2567: 2562: 2551: 2550: 2549: 2544: 2539: 2534: 2529: 2517: 2515: 2511: 2510: 2508: 2507: 2502: 2501: 2500: 2495: 2490: 2485: 2480: 2472: 2466: 2461: 2456: 2455: 2454: 2443: 2442: 2441: 2436: 2431: 2426: 2418: 2417: 2416: 2411: 2406: 2396: 2395: 2394: 2389: 2384: 2372: 2360: 2341: 2339: 2332: 2328: 2327: 2324: 2323: 2321: 2320: 2315: 2309: 2307: 2301: 2300: 2298: 2297: 2292: 2287: 2282: 2276: 2274: 2270: 2269: 2267: 2266: 2265: 2264: 2263: 2262: 2252: 2247: 2242: 2237: 2227: 2225:Sikh Americans 2222: 2217: 2212: 2207: 2202: 2196: 2194: 2190: 2189: 2187: 2186: 2181: 2175: 2173: 2167: 2166: 2164: 2163: 2158: 2153: 2148: 2143: 2138: 2132: 2130: 2126: 2125: 2123: 2122: 2117: 2112: 2107: 2102: 2096: 2090: 2081: 2080: 2078: 2077: 2072: 2067: 2062: 2061: 2060: 2055: 2050: 2045: 2040: 2035: 2027: 2022: 2017: 2016: 2015: 2010: 2005: 2000: 1989: 1987: 1983: 1982: 1979: 1978: 1976: 1975: 1973:Transportation 1970: 1965: 1960: 1955: 1950: 1945: 1940: 1935: 1930: 1925: 1919: 1917: 1911: 1910: 1908: 1907: 1902: 1897: 1892: 1887: 1881: 1879: 1873: 1872: 1870: 1869: 1868: 1867: 1862: 1854:National Guard 1851: 1850: 1849: 1844: 1839: 1834: 1829: 1820: 1818: 1812: 1811: 1809: 1808: 1803: 1798: 1793: 1788: 1783: 1777: 1775: 1771: 1770: 1768: 1767: 1766: 1765: 1751: 1750: 1749: 1739: 1738: 1737: 1727: 1726: 1725: 1715: 1714: 1713: 1698: 1696: 1689: 1683: 1682: 1680: 1679: 1674: 1669: 1664: 1659: 1654: 1653: 1652: 1647: 1639: 1638: 1637: 1632: 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1595: 1593: 1589: 1588: 1586: 1585: 1579: 1573: 1567: 1561: 1555: 1549: 1545: 1542: 1541: 1534: 1533: 1526: 1519: 1511: 1505: 1504: 1495: 1486: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1447: 1446: 1440: 1439: 1432: 1431:External links 1429: 1428: 1427: 1417: 1410: 1403: 1396: 1389: 1383: 1364: 1350: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1319: 1312: 1302: 1295: 1288: 1278: 1273:Cline, Ray S. 1269: 1266: 1263: 1262: 1236: 1221: 1215:978-1400063031 1214: 1188: 1158: 1143: 1130: 1105: 1092: 1079: 1073:Paul Kennedy, 1066: 1053: 1040: 1038:, p. 135. 1028: 1012: 992: 990:, p. 131. 980: 978:, p. 126. 968: 966:, p. 122. 956: 954:, p. 123. 944: 920: 918:, p. 125. 908: 906:, p. 121. 896: 884: 871: 847: 835: 823: 811: 785: 784: 782: 779: 778: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 750: 747: 723:Main article: 720: 717: 693: 690: 597: 594: 576: 573: 528: 525: 478:Woodrow Wilson 465: 462: 417: 414: 343: 340: 310:judge advocate 246: 243: 211: 208: 166:War Department 156: 155: 153: 152: 146: 144: 140: 139: 137: 136: 130: 128: 124: 123: 121: 120: 115: 110: 104: 102: 98: 97: 84: 80: 79: 77: 76: 70: 68: 64: 63: 50: 46: 45: 41: 40: 37: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3541: 3540: 3529: 3526: 3524: 3521: 3519: 3516: 3514: 3511: 3510: 3508: 3493: 3490: 3488: 3485: 3483: 3480: 3478: 3475: 3473: 3470: 3468: 3465: 3463: 3460: 3459: 3457: 3453: 3447: 3444: 3442: 3439: 3437: 3434: 3432: 3429: 3427: 3424: 3422: 3419: 3417: 3414: 3412: 3409: 3407: 3404: 3402: 3399: 3397: 3394: 3392: 3389: 3387: 3384: 3382: 3379: 3377: 3374: 3373: 3371: 3367: 3363: 3356: 3351: 3349: 3344: 3342: 3337: 3336: 3333: 3319: 3316: 3314: 3311: 3309: 3306: 3304: 3301: 3299: 3296: 3294: 3291: 3290: 3283: 3279: 3276: 3274: 3271: 3269: 3266: 3264: 3261: 3259: 3256: 3254: 3251: 3250: 3249: 3241: 3240: 3237: 3225: 3222: 3220: 3217: 3215: 3212: 3211: 3209: 3206: 3204: 3201: 3197: 3194: 3192: 3189: 3187: 3184: 3182: 3179: 3177: 3174: 3172: 3169: 3167: 3164: 3162: 3159: 3157: 3154: 3153: 3151: 3148: 3145: 3141: 3138: 3136: 3133: 3131: 3128: 3127: 3125: 3121: 3115: 3112: 3110: 3107: 3103: 3100: 3098: 3095: 3094: 3093: 3090: 3089: 3087: 3083: 3077: 3074: 3070: 3067: 3066: 3064: 3060: 3057: 3055: 3052: 3050: 3047: 3045: 3042: 3040: 3037: 3035: 3032: 3030: 3027: 3026: 3024: 3022: 3019: 3018: 3016: 3012: 3005: 3001: 2998: 2996: 2993: 2991: 2988: 2987: 2985: 2981: 2975: 2972: 2970: 2967: 2965: 2962: 2958: 2955: 2953: 2950: 2948: 2945: 2944: 2942: 2939: 2935: 2932: 2931: 2929: 2927: 2923: 2911: 2908: 2906: 2903: 2901: 2898: 2896: 2893: 2891: 2888: 2887: 2885: 2882: 2880: 2877: 2875: 2872: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2861: 2858: 2856: 2853: 2851: 2848: 2846: 2843: 2841: 2837: 2833: 2830: 2826: 2823: 2821: 2818: 2816: 2813: 2811: 2808: 2806: 2803: 2802: 2800: 2797: 2793: 2790: 2788: 2785: 2783: 2780: 2778: 2775: 2773: 2770: 2768: 2765: 2763: 2760: 2759: 2757: 2753: 2750: 2748: 2745: 2744: 2742: 2741: 2739: 2735: 2727: 2724: 2722: 2719: 2717: 2714: 2712: 2709: 2707: 2704: 2702: 2699: 2698: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2687: 2684: 2682: 2679: 2677: 2674: 2672: 2669: 2667: 2664: 2662: 2659: 2658: 2656: 2655: 2653: 2651: 2647: 2639: 2636: 2634: 2631: 2629: 2626: 2624: 2621: 2619: 2616: 2614: 2611: 2609: 2606: 2605: 2603: 2600: 2596: 2593: 2591: 2590:International 2588: 2586: 2583: 2581: 2578: 2576: 2573: 2571: 2568: 2566: 2563: 2561: 2560:Inter-service 2558: 2557: 2555: 2552: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2535: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2524: 2522: 2519: 2518: 2516: 2512: 2506: 2503: 2499: 2496: 2494: 2491: 2489: 2486: 2484: 2481: 2479: 2476: 2475: 2473: 2470: 2467: 2465: 2462: 2460: 2457: 2453: 2450: 2449: 2447: 2444: 2440: 2437: 2435: 2432: 2430: 2427: 2425: 2422: 2421: 2419: 2415: 2412: 2410: 2407: 2405: 2402: 2401: 2400: 2397: 2393: 2390: 2388: 2385: 2381: 2376: 2373: 2369: 2364: 2361: 2357: 2352: 2349: 2348: 2346: 2343: 2342: 2340: 2336: 2333: 2329: 2319: 2316: 2314: 2311: 2310: 2308: 2306: 2302: 2296: 2293: 2291: 2288: 2286: 2283: 2281: 2278: 2277: 2275: 2271: 2261: 2258: 2257: 2256: 2253: 2251: 2248: 2246: 2243: 2241: 2238: 2236: 2233: 2232: 2231: 2228: 2226: 2223: 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2197: 2195: 2191: 2185: 2182: 2180: 2177: 2176: 2174: 2172: 2168: 2162: 2159: 2157: 2154: 2152: 2149: 2147: 2144: 2142: 2139: 2137: 2134: 2133: 2131: 2127: 2121: 2120:Civil affairs 2118: 2116: 2113: 2111: 2108: 2106: 2103: 2101: 2098: 2097: 2094: 2091: 2089: 2082: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2066: 2063: 2059: 2056: 2054: 2051: 2049: 2046: 2044: 2041: 2039: 2036: 2034: 2031: 2030: 2028: 2026: 2025:Installations 2023: 2021: 2018: 2014: 2011: 2009: 2006: 2004: 2001: 1999: 1996: 1995: 1994: 1991: 1990: 1988: 1984: 1974: 1971: 1969: 1966: 1964: 1961: 1959: 1956: 1954: 1951: 1949: 1946: 1944: 1941: 1939: 1936: 1934: 1931: 1929: 1926: 1924: 1921: 1920: 1918: 1916: 1912: 1906: 1903: 1901: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1891: 1888: 1886: 1883: 1882: 1880: 1878: 1874: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1857: 1855: 1852: 1848: 1845: 1843: 1840: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1830: 1828: 1825: 1824: 1822: 1821: 1819: 1817: 1813: 1807: 1804: 1802: 1799: 1797: 1794: 1792: 1789: 1787: 1784: 1782: 1779: 1778: 1776: 1772: 1764: 1763: 1759: 1758: 1757: 1756: 1752: 1748: 1745: 1744: 1743: 1740: 1736: 1733: 1732: 1731: 1728: 1724: 1721: 1720: 1719: 1716: 1712: 1711: 1707: 1706: 1705: 1704: 1700: 1699: 1697: 1693: 1690: 1688: 1684: 1678: 1675: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1651: 1648: 1646: 1643: 1642: 1640: 1636: 1635:Vice Chairman 1633: 1631: 1628: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1597: 1596: 1594: 1590: 1584: 1580: 1578: 1574: 1572: 1568: 1566: 1562: 1560: 1556: 1554: 1550: 1547: 1546: 1543: 1539: 1532: 1527: 1525: 1520: 1518: 1513: 1512: 1509: 1503: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1457: 1454: 1451: 1450: 1445: 1441: 1436: 1426: 1422: 1418: 1415: 1411: 1408: 1404: 1401: 1397: 1394: 1390: 1386: 1380: 1376: 1372: 1371: 1365: 1363: 1359: 1356:(2 vol 1928) 1355: 1351: 1348: 1344: 1341: 1337: 1334: 1330: 1328: 1324: 1320: 1317: 1313: 1311: 1307: 1303: 1300: 1296: 1293: 1289: 1287: 1283: 1279: 1276: 1272: 1271: 1250: 1246: 1240: 1232: 1225: 1217: 1211: 1207: 1202: 1201: 1192: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1162: 1154: 1147: 1140: 1134: 1119: 1115: 1109: 1102: 1096: 1089: 1083: 1076: 1070: 1063: 1057: 1050: 1044: 1037: 1032: 1026: 1022: 1016: 1010: 1006: 1002: 996: 989: 984: 977: 972: 965: 960: 953: 948: 941: 937: 933: 932: 924: 917: 912: 905: 900: 893: 888: 881: 875: 868: 864: 860: 856: 851: 844: 839: 832: 827: 820: 815: 800: 796: 790: 786: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 752: 746: 744: 740: 736: 732: 726: 716: 714: 710: 704: 702: 697: 689: 687: 683: 679: 675: 669: 667: 663: 659: 658:National Mall 655: 651: 647: 642: 640: 636: 631: 627: 623: 619: 615: 611: 602: 593: 591: 587: 583: 572: 570: 566: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 543: 538: 534: 524: 522: 518: 514: 510: 505: 503: 498: 495: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 461: 459: 455: 451: 447: 442: 439: 435: 431: 426: 424: 413: 407: 402: 398: 396: 393:. During the 392: 387: 383: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 339: 336: 334: 330: 326: 322: 317: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 282:major general 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 258: 256: 252: 239: 234: 227: 222: 217: 207: 205: 201: 196: 194: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 151: 148: 147: 145: 141: 135: 132: 131: 129: 125: 119: 116: 114: 111: 109: 106: 105: 103: 99: 85: 81: 75: 72: 71: 69: 65: 51: 47: 42: 35: 30: 22: 3491: 3144:designations 2938:Designations 2879:Conscription 2250:Marine Corps 2184:World War II 2075:Unit mottoes 2020:The Pentagon 1938:Indo-Pacific 1760: 1753: 1708: 1701: 1559:Marine Corps 1420: 1413: 1406: 1399: 1392: 1369: 1353: 1346: 1339: 1332: 1322: 1315: 1305: 1298: 1291: 1281: 1274: 1268:Bibliography 1253:. Retrieved 1249:the original 1239: 1230: 1224: 1199: 1191: 1179:. Retrieved 1175:the original 1161: 1152: 1146: 1138: 1133: 1123:November 12, 1121:. Retrieved 1117: 1108: 1100: 1095: 1087: 1082: 1074: 1069: 1061: 1056: 1048: 1043: 1031: 1020: 1015: 1000: 995: 983: 971: 959: 947: 939: 930: 923: 911: 899: 887: 879: 874: 850: 838: 826: 814: 804:December 16, 802:. Retrieved 798: 789: 742: 735:"War Office" 734: 731:"War Office" 730: 728: 705: 700: 698: 695: 692:Organization 686:the Pentagon 670: 666:Foggy Bottom 643: 610:Philadelphia 607: 596:Office space 578: 533:World War II 530: 527:World War II 506: 467: 458:Leonard Wood 443: 427: 419: 411: 388: 384: 345: 342:19th century 337: 321:Regular Army 318: 259: 248: 245:18th century 197: 190: 169: 165: 161: 159: 3487:Post Office 3376:Agriculture 3140:Electronics 3097:World War I 2305:War artists 2245:Coast Guard 2193:By ancestry 1583:Coast Guard 1577:Space Force 1181:October 17, 882:(1975) ch 6 474:World War I 464:World War I 360:War of 1812 3507:Categories 3219:Biological 2869:Separation 2747:Enlistment 2697:Enlisted: 2084:Operations 1823:Reserves: 1687:Components 1592:Leadership 1384:0598686584 1036:Short 1923 988:Short 1923 976:Short 1923 964:Short 1923 952:Short 1923 916:Short 1923 904:Short 1923 892:Short 1923 843:Short 1923 831:Short 1923 819:Short 1923 781:References 739:Revolution 711:, and the 430:Elihu Root 352:West Point 325:John Adams 274:Henry Knox 214:See also: 170:War Office 93:1947-09-18 59:1789-08-07 3462:Air Force 3391:Education 3289:Navboxes 3065:Weapons: 2926:Equipment 2657:Officer: 2331:Personnel 2240:Air Force 2235:Civil War 2110:Conflicts 2065:Logistics 1986:Structure 1968:Strategic 1762:Secretary 1747:Secretary 1735:Secretary 1723:Secretary 1710:Secretary 1571:Air Force 1395:, (1948). 1009:0038-3082 799:house.gov 626:Civil War 416:1898–1939 333:Quasi-War 264:in 1789, 206:in 1949. 150:U.S. Army 83:Dissolved 3441:Treasury 3416:Interior 3381:Commerce 3248:Category 3224:Chemical 3092:Aircraft 3076:Reactors 3000:Vehicles 2947:vehicles 2521:Uniforms 2514:Uniforms 2338:Training 2179:Colonial 2171:Timeline 2013:Title 50 2008:Title 32 2003:Title 14 1998:Title 10 1948:Southern 1943:Northern 1933:European 1630:Chairman 1456:Archived 1416:, (1958) 1409:. (1965) 1255:June 23, 749:See also 678:Virginia 674:Maryland 542:Japanese 354:and the 294:chaplain 266:Congress 3421:Justice 3386:Defense 3369:Current 3214:Nuclear 3196:Guidons 3025:Ships: 2952:weapons 2864:Tricare 2752:Officer 2595:Devices 2585:Foreign 2260:Academy 2129:History 2088:history 2029:Units: 1928:Central 1500:at the 1423:(2006) 1325:(1998) 1308:(1996) 1284:(2007) 1141:(1960). 575:Postwar 567:(later 531:During 494:General 210:History 91: ( 57: ( 3455:Former 3396:Energy 3186:Ensign 3102:active 3044:future 3039:active 3004:active 2836:Rating 2743:Oath: 2602:Badges 2100:Budget 1923:Africa 1645:Senate 1548:Legend 1402:(1965) 1381:  1349:(1973) 1342:(1967) 1335:(2004) 1318:(1997) 1301:(1975) 1277:(1950) 1212:  1103:(2002) 1090:(1971) 1064:(1984) 1051:(1955) 1007:  378:. The 49:Formed 3431:State 3426:Labor 3150:Flags 3123:Other 2957:other 2737:Other 2650:Ranks 2575:AF/SF 2493:AF/SF 2464:ASVAB 2439:AF/SF 2414:AF/SF 2375:AF/SF 2070:Media 1958:Cyber 1953:Space 1650:House 1581:CG = 1575:SF = 1569:AF = 1557:MC = 1206:29–33 857:from 3482:Navy 3467:Army 3208:WMDs 3203:Food 3191:Jack 2983:Land 2943:MC: 2570:MC/N 2471:(MC) 2459:MEPS 2409:MC/N 2399:ROTC 2380:prep 2368:prep 2363:MC/N 2356:prep 2255:Navy 2115:Wars 2086:and 1565:Navy 1563:N = 1553:Army 1551:A = 1379:ISBN 1257:2014 1210:ISBN 1183:2008 1125:2022 1005:ISSN 806:2016 676:and 588:and 346:The 191:The 160:The 3492:War 3085:Air 3059:MSC 3014:Sea 2845:Pay 2767:NCO 1491:at 936:184 350:at 3509:: 3318:CG 3313:SF 3308:AF 3298:MC 3278:CG 3273:SF 3268:AF 3258:MC 3210:: 3181:CG 3176:SF 3171:AF 3161:MC 3152:: 3054:CG 3049:AF 2974:CG 2969:AF 2910:CG 2905:AF 2895:MC 2886:: 2825:CG 2820:AF 2810:MC 2801:: 2792:CG 2787:AF 2777:MC 2726:CG 2721:SF 2716:AF 2706:MC 2686:CG 2681:SF 2676:AF 2666:MC 2638:CG 2633:SF 2628:AF 2618:MC 2604:: 2580:CG 2556:: 2547:SF 2542:AF 2532:MC 2523:: 2498:CG 2483:MC 2448:: 2429:MC 2387:CG 2347:: 2161:CG 2156:SF 2151:AF 2141:MC 2058:CG 2053:SF 2048:AF 2038:MC 1865:AF 1856:: 1847:CG 1842:AF 1832:MC 1626:: 1482:– 1377:. 1360:; 1208:. 1169:. 1116:. 865:, 861:. 797:. 745:. 523:. 312:, 308:, 300:, 296:, 292:, 288:, 284:, 3354:e 3347:t 3340:v 3303:N 3293:A 3263:N 3253:A 3166:N 3156:A 3146:) 3142:( 3069:N 3034:N 3029:A 3006:) 3002:( 2964:N 2940:) 2936:( 2934:A 2900:N 2890:A 2862:/ 2838:/ 2834:/ 2815:N 2805:A 2782:N 2772:A 2711:N 2701:A 2671:N 2661:A 2623:N 2613:A 2565:A 2537:N 2527:A 2488:N 2478:A 2452:A 2434:N 2424:A 2404:A 2382:) 2378:( 2370:) 2366:( 2358:) 2354:( 2351:A 2146:N 2136:A 2043:N 2033:A 1860:A 1837:N 1827:A 1530:e 1523:t 1516:v 1387:. 1259:. 1218:. 1185:. 1127:. 808:. 408:. 95:) 61:) 23:.

Index

United States Department of Defense

Board of War and Ordnance
National Military Establishment
Department of the Army
Department of the Air Force
Secretary of War
U.S. Army
United States Cabinet
United States Army
Navy Department
Department of the Air Force
Secretary of War
Department of the Army
United States Department of Defense
History of the United States Army

Board of War and Ordnance

Department of the Army
Second Continental Congress
Revolutionary War
George Washington
Congress
commander-in-chief
Henry Knox
United States Secretary of War
major general
brigadier general
quartermaster general

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑