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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Secretary of War"”.
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Inconspicuous but Indispensable: Charles Anderson Dana as Assistant Secretary of War
… to Union victory during the American Civil War extend far beyond his well-known relationship with General Ulysses S. Grant. Using both his journalistic talents and patriotism, he gained Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's trust, which was essential for Dana to perform his duties effectively …
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Jacksonian Nationalist: Joel R. Poinsett's Role in the Nullification Crisis
The object of this thesis is to examine the role of Joel R. Poinsetts role in the Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 in South Carolina within the context of his previous experiences abroad. The work will analyze Poinsetts occupations before his role as leader of the Unionists in South Carolina to …
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Henry Knox: The American Frontier as a Foreign Policy Arena, 1785-1794
<p>Henry Knox, Secretary of War during the Articles of Confederation and Constitutional periods, was charged with the creation of the American Indian policy. He, and by extension the American government, viewed the Indian tribes as sovereign nations. With this in mind, historians should view early …
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Assumptions Of Authority: Social Washington's Evolution From Republican Court To Self-Rule, 1801-1831
… 1800, when the early republic moved its seat of government from Philadelphia to the banks of the Potomac. Washington's political elite, many of them accustomed to the urban pleasures of the nation's largest city, found themselves forming a proper society among boardinghouses, muddy roads, and …
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Allied associates: the relationship between Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig and General John J. Pershing
… J. Pershing were destined to command the armies of their respective nations during the largest conflict the world had yet witnessed. The American seemed an unlikely candidate for such a high position, since he was not the scion of a prestigious or wealthy family, and since he came to soldiering …