Head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947.
1The next moment he joined the Secretary of War in the telegraph-room.
2The President and the Secretary of War still had faith in him.
3In a letter to the Secretary of War, written the next day:
4That body referred the petition to the Secretary of War-theGeneral's executioner.
5In honor of the Secretary of War we called it Dearborn's River.
6Davis ordered his Secretary of War to reply immediately in unmistakable language:
7The Secretary of War of the United States is me best friend.
8The Secretary of War is charged with the execution of this order.
9Lincoln, of Ill., Secretary of War; Wayne MacVeagh, of Pa., Attorney-General; T.L.
10It reached the Secretary of War just before midnight of March 3rd.
11By order of the Secretary of War: B. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General
12Your several despatches of yesterday to Secretary of War and myself received.
13He saw the Secretary of War, finally, and came away feeling better.
14From Major-General Gibeon J. Buxter, C.S.A., to the Confederate Secretary of War.
15Buchanan as President, and Floyd as Secretary of War, were bad enough.
16Eventually the House in a vote of censure condemned the Secretary of War.