Secretary At War Collection

Edwin M. Stanton, between 1862 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Stanton, Hon. Edwin M. Secty of War Lincolns Cabinet, between 1862 and 1865. [Politician and lawyer: US Attorney General and Secretary of War]

Thomas Babington Macaulay
3118572 Thomas Babington Macaulay; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) a British historian, Whig politician and former Secretary at War

Statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, by Baron Marochetti, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, by Baron Marochetti, 1864. 'The inhabitants of the city and county of Hereford...subscribed for a statue of the late Sir George Cornewall Lewis

M. Baker en France; En inspection sur une voie ferree, M. Newton D. Baker, le general... 1917. Creator: Unknown
M. Baker en France; En inspection sur une voie ferree, M. Newton D. Baker, le general Pershing et plusieurs officiers generaux examinent les projets de construction du genie amercain pour les

M. Baker en France; Le ministre de la Guerre Americain manoeuvre la Culasse d'une Piece... 1917. Creator: Unknown
M. Baker en France; Le ministre de la Guerre Americain manoeuvre la Culasse d'une Piece Lourde camouflee, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Les collaborateurs du president Wilson; Le president Wilson et ses ministres, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les collaborateurs du president Wilson; Le president Wilson et ses ministres, 1917. President Wilson and his ministers. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

The Duke of Newcastle, K.G. - from a photograph by John Watkins, Parliament-Street, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Duke of Newcastle, K.G. - from a photograph by John Watkins, Parliament-Street, 1860. Portrait of the Right Hon. Henry Pelham Fiennes-Pelham-Clinton...In 1834-35, being then Earl of Lincoln

Major Benedict Crowell, U.S.A. Assistant Secretary of War, at Desk, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Major Benedict Crowell, U.S.A. Assistant Secretary of War, at Desk, 1917

Wilson On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Unknown
[President Woodrow] Wilson [2nd left] On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. The man presenting certificates is Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War

Woodrow Wilson On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Unknown
Woodrow Wilson On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. Josephus Daniels, Major General Hugh Lenox Scott, Edith Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson, Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker

Newton Diehl Baker On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Unknown
Newton Diehl Baker On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. US Secretary of War

William Moulton Ingraham, Asst. Secretary of War, at Desk, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Moulton Ingraham, Asst. Secretary of War, at Desk, 1916. In post 1916-1917

William Moulton Ingraham, Asst. Secretary of War, with His Successor Benedict Crowell, 1917 Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Moulton Ingraham, Asst. Secretary of War, with His Successor Benedict Crowell, 1917. Ingraham (right) in post 1916-1917. Crowell in post 1917-1920

Frederick Paul Keppel, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frederick Paul Keppel, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Frederick Paul Keppel, 1917. Asst. To Secretary of War 1917-1918; 3rd Asst. Sec. of War 1918-1919. American educator and executive; dean of Columbia College

Marine Corps Rifle Range, N.D. Baker; F.D. Roosevelt; F.K. Lane; C.S. Vrooman, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Marine Corps Rifle Range, N.D. Baker; F.D. Roosevelt; F.K. Lane; C.S. Vrooman, 1917. Newton Diehl Baker, Franklin D Roosevelt, Franklin Knight Lane and Carl Schurz Vrooman

Machine Gun Board of War Department - Tracy Dixon, Brig. Gen. Todd, Newton D. Baker... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Machine Gun Board of War Department - Tracy Dixon, Standing Left; Brig. Gen. Todd, 2nd or 3rd from Left; Newton D. Baker, 4th from Right; Lawrence B. Benet, 3rd from Right; Maj. Gen

National Guard of D.C. Reviewed By President Wilson And Sec. Baker, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Guard of D.C. Reviewed By President Wilson And Sec. Baker, 1916. First World War: US president Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker (right), who was US Secretary of War 1916-1921

Curtiss Airplane, Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Secretary of War Dickinson And Gen. Wood, 1912. Early aviation, USA. Attorney

Curtiss Airplane, Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Secretary of War Dickinson And Gen. Wood, 1912. Early aviation, USA. Attorney

Newton D. Baker and Foreign Officers, between 1916 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Newton D
Newton D. Baker and Foreign Officers, between 1916 and 1920. US Secretary of War (centre, in civilian dress) with military officers

Senate Committee and Baker, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Senate Committee and Baker, between 1910 and 1920. US Secretary of War Newton D. Baker is seated 2nd right

Newton D. Baker, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Newton D. Baker, between 1914 and 1917
Newton D. Baker, between 1914 and 1917. Newton Diehl Baker Jr. (left), American lawyer, politician, and government official: mayor of Cleveland, Ohio; Secretary of War during World War One

Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1914
Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1914. Secretary of War 1913-1916

Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1914
Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1914. Secretary of War 1913-1916

Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1913
Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, 1913. Secretary of War 1913-1916

Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, at Desk, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Lindley M
Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, at Desk, 1913. Secretary of War 1913-1916

(Left to right) Robert C. Ogden, U.S. Secretary of War William Howard Taft, Booker T... 1906
(Left to right) Robert C. Ogden, U.S. Secretary of War William Howard Taft, Booker T. Washington and Andrew Carnegie, standing on the steps of a building

Jacob M. Dickinson, Secretary of War - Inspecting Army Equipment, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Jacob M
Jacob M. Dickinson, Secretary of War - Inspecting Army Equipment, 1911. [US Army tent being inspected by Jacob McGavock Dickinson]

Baker, Newton Diehl, Secretary of War, 1916-1921; Baker, Newton Diehl, Secretary of War... 1917
Baker, Newton Diehl, Secretary of War, 1916-1921; Baker, Newton Diehl, Secretary of War, 1916-1921. American University Training Camp, 1917

Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, with President Wilson Reviewing National Guard, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, with President Wilson Reviewing National Guard, 1916. First World War: US president Woodrow Wilson and Baker (right), who was US Secretary of War 1916-1921

Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, with Newsmen, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, with Newsmen, 1917. US Secretary of War 1916-1921. White House, Washington DC

Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, with General Scott, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, with General Scott, 1917. First World War: Newton Diehl Baker, US Secretary of War 1916-1921, and General Hugh L

Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, Speaking, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, Speaking, 1917. US Secretary of War 1916-1921

Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. US president Wilson and wife Edith Wilson, with Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker and military personnel

Woodrow Wilson, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woodrow Wilson, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. First World War: US president with wife Edith Wilson

Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. First World War: US President Wilson with Baker who was Secretary of War 1916-1921

Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. First World War: US President Wilson with Baker who was Secretary of War 1916-1921

US Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker boarding Mayflower with Allied Commission, 1917 Creator: Harris & Ewing
US Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker boarding Mayflower with Allied Commission, 1917. Visit to home of George Washington by the British & French War Commissions for World War I

Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, 1916
Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, 1916. US Secretary of War 1916-1921

Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, 1916
Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, 1916. US Secretary of War 1916-1921

Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, with Son, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War, with Son, 1913. US Secretary of War 1916-1921, Mayor of Cleveland 1912-1915

Polo - Secretary Stimson And General Crozier At Game, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo - Secretary Stimson And General Crozier At Game, 1912. [USA: lawyer and politician Henry Lewis Stimson with General William Crozier watching polo]

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - Spectators: Robert Bacon; Sec. of War Dickinson... Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - Spectators: Robert Bacon; Sec. of War Dickinson; Sen. Elihu Root. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Baseball - Professional, Front: Sec. Garrison; Daniels; C.L. Berryman. Rear: James M. Baker, Secretary of The Senate; Sen. Culberson; Vice President Marshall, 1913

Lindley M. Garrison in office with group, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Lindley M
Lindley M. Garrison in office with group, between 1910 and 1920. American lawyer and politician Lindley Miller Garrison, Secretary of War, with staff

Grand Army of The Republic - Unidentified; Acting Secretary of War Oliver; Acting Chief... 1910
Grand Army of The Republic - Unidentified; Acting Secretary of War [Robert Shaw] Oliver; Acting Chief of Staff Matherspoon [sic]; Col. Edwin St. John Greble; Col. Henry T. Allen Reviewing G.A.R

Hon. W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Hon. W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War, 1849. American lawyer, politician, and judge William Learned Marcy served as a senator, Governor of New York, Secretary of War and Secretary of State

Colonel Lamont III (Bust), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Colonel Lamont III (Bust), 1904

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"Secretary at War: Unveiling the Unsung Heroes of America's Turbulent Times" In the midst of America's most tumultuous era, a group of dedicated individuals stood as pillars of strength and resilience. Meet Lewis Cass, General William W. Belknap, Simon Cameron, Alexander Ramsey, John B. Floyd, Gen. John A. Rawlins, General John McAllister Schofield - all unsung heroes who served as Secretaries at War between 1855 and 1865. As the nation grappled with internal strife during the Civil War years, these men played crucial roles in shaping military strategies and ensuring national security. Their contributions were instrumental in safeguarding our beloved country from division and chaos. From Michigan to Pennsylvania and beyond, their leadership transcended state boundaries as they navigated through treacherous waters to preserve unity amidst conflict. Each one brought unique perspectives and experiences that shaped their approach to this pivotal role. Notably among them was Jefferson Davis - a name etched into history for his tenure as Secretary at War during this period. His controversial legacy continues to spark debates even today. But let us not forget James D. Cameron or James Donald Cameron from Pennsylvania; Stephen Benton Elkins from West Virginia; Judge Alphonso Taft - all stalwarts who carried forward the torch after the war ended until 1880. Though their faces may remain unknown behind faded photographs captured by anonymous creators long ago, their impact on American history is indelible. Through countless hours spent poring over maps and battle plans; through sleepless nights filled with worry for soldiers' lives; through difficult decisions that weighed heavily on their hearts – these secretaries bore witness to an unprecedented chapter in our nation's story. Their dedication ensured that future generations would inherit a stronger union built upon principles of liberty and justice for all. So let us remember these forgotten heroes – those who quietly labored behind the scenes, their names etched in the annals of history.