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United States Department of War

1789–1947

Also known as United States War Dept., War Department, War Office, U. S. War Department

1,248 works

1801–1972 across 1,091 dated works

The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force on September 18, 1947.

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Message from the President of the United States: transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War accompanied with sundry documents, in obedience to a resolution of the 31st of December last, requesting such information as may tend to explain the causes of the failure of the arms of the United States on the northern frontier ...1799
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Annual Report of the Secretary of War1862
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A manual for courts-martial: and of procedure under military law.1895
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Report from the secretary of war: in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 14th instant, transmitting the official report of the action of the 25th December, 1837, with the Seminole Indians.1831
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Letter from the Secretary of War: accompanying his report on the petition of John Armstrong, received the 21st March, 1800 : 21st March, 1800, ordered to lie on the table.1800
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Handbook on German Military Forces1943
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Ordnance maintenance: 3-inch antiaircraft gun matériel, M2A2, M2A1, M1A2, M1A1, T1A2, and T1A11940
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Instruction for field artillery.1860
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The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies.1880
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The infantry exercise of the United States Army: abridged for the use of the militia of the United States.1815
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Infantry drill regulations, United States Army. 1911.: With corrections to November 1913.1911
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Pembina settlement: letter from the Secretary of War transmitting report of Major Wood relative to his expedition to Pembina settlement and the condition of affairs on the north-western frontier of the Territory of Minnesota.1850
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A phrase and sentence dictionary of spoken Russian: Russian-English, English-Russian.1958
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Mathematics For Pilot Trainees1942
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The official atlas of the Civil War1958
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Cavalry drill regulations, United States Army: 1916.1917
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A manual for courts-martial, courts of inquiry, and retiring boards, and of other procedure under military law1901
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Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-1855
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Instruction for heavy artillery1851
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Abstract of infantry tactics: including exercises and manoeuvres of light-infantry and riflemen : for use of militia of U.S.1830
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The Chaplain1929
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Report of the secretary of war: of a system, providing for the abolition of the existing Indian trade establishments of the United States, and providing for the opening of the trade with the Indians to individuals, under suitable regulations. December 8, 1818.1818
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Handbook for the use of electricians in the operation and care of electrical machinery and apparatus of the U.S. seacoast defenses.1902
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Combined infantry and cavalry drill regulations for automatic machine rifle, caliber .30, model of 19091915
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