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Meanings of Secretary of War in английском

Head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947.

Usage of Secretary of War in английском
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The next moment he joined the Secretary of War in the telegraph-room.
Banzai! by Parabellum
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The President and the Secretary of War still had faith in him.
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln / Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's...
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In a letter to the Secretary of War, written the next day:
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
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That body referred the petition to the Secretary of War-theGeneral's executioner.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 / From 162...
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In honor of the Secretary of War we called it Dearborn's River.
First Across the Continent / The Story of the Exploring Expediti...
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Davis ordered his Secretary of War to reply immediately in unmistakable language:
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
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The Secretary of War of the United States is me best friend.
Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million
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The Secretary of War is charged with the execution of this order.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863
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Lincoln, of Ill., Secretary of War; Wayne MacVeagh, of Pa., Attorney-General; T.L.
The United States Since the Civil War
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It reached the Secretary of War just before midnight of March 3rd.
The Great Conspiracy, Volume 7
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By order of the Secretary of War: B. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865
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Your several despatches of yesterday to Secretary of War and myself received.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863
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He saw the Secretary of War, finally, and came away feeling better.
Dangerous Days
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From Major-General Gibeon J. Buxter, C.S.A., to the Confederate Secretary of War.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
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Buchanan as President, and Floyd as Secretary of War, were bad enough.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 / A Mag...
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Eventually the House in a vote of censure condemned the Secretary of War.
Abraham Lincoln and the Union: A Chronicle of the Embattled Nort...