"Secretary of war" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of the Acting Chief of Staff, to the Commanding General, Dept. of Texas, who will give the necessary instructions for carrying out the directions of the Acting Secretary of War, contained in the 8th endorsement. It is desired that Mr. ...
— Geronimo's Story of His Life • Geronimo
... death on the battlefield has a seven times better chance of life than a new-born baby."—Secretary of War, U.S.A. ...
— 'Hello, Soldier!' - Khaki Verse • Edward Dyson
... disputes, they did less to break up the party harmony than the action of the leaders. After the second election of Monroe the question of his successor at once arose. The people of Tennessee nominated Andrew Jackson; South Carolina named the Secretary of War, Calhoun; Kentucky wanted Henry Clay, who had long been speaker of the House of Representatives; the New England states were for John Quincy Adams, the Secretary of State. Finally the usual party caucus of Republican members of ...
— A Brief History of the United States • John Bach McMaster
... Tory opinions. He was regarded by George II. as a good man of business, and was made Secretary of War in 1754, when Charles James, whose cleverness made him a favoured child, was five years old. In the next year Henry Fox was Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The outbreak of the Seven Years' War bred discontent and change of Ministry. The elder Fox had then to give place ...
— A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second • Charles James Fox
... at the White House that the President was then in conference with the Secretary of War, but Mr. Sefton would see him. He had heard often of Mr. Sefton, whose place in the Government was not clearly defined, but of whose influence there was no doubt. He was usually known as the Secretary. "The Secretary of what?" "The Secretary ...
— Before the Dawn - A Story of the Fall of Richmond • Joseph Alexander Altsheler
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