Secretary of War

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Noun1.Secretary of War - head of a former executive departmentSecretary of War - head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
War Secretary
secretaryship - the position of secretary
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There are now a Secretary of War, a Secretary of Foreign Affairs, a Secretary for Domestic Affairs, a Board of Treasury, consisting of three persons, a Treasurer, assistants, clerks, etc.
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He was eventually 'pardoned' by President Theodore Roosevelt upon the recommendation of then Secretary of War William Howard Taft, a former Philippine governor-general who later on also became a United States president.
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He was soon appointed assistant secretary of war and director of munitions.
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In fact, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and General Henry Halleck publicly criticized Sherman's surrender terms, a slight the general never forgot.
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The secret memorandum was signed in July 1905 by then US Secretary of War William Taft and Japanese Prime Minister Katsura Taro.
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He created problems for himself by resisting Secretary of War Edwin Stanton's efforts to enlist black soldiers in the Union army.
Faithful and honorable
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