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==History==
==History==
The Secretary of War was a member of the President's [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]. President [[George Washington]] created the position in 1789 when he nominated [[Henry Knox]].
From 1789 until 1947 the branch of the federal government that dealt with [[military]] matters was called the War Department which was headed by the Secretary of War, a cabinet member. The [[Department of Defense]] was created along with the position of [[Secretary of Defense]] by the National Security Act of 1947. The War Department functions were taken over by the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force.<ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/Sw-SA/SWSA-Fm.htm</ref>
From 1789 until 1947 the branch of the federal government that dealt with [[military]] matters was called the War Department which was headed by the Secretary of War, a cabinet member. The [[Department of Defense]] was created along with the position of [[Secretary of Defense]] by the National Security Act of 1947. The War Department functions were taken over by the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force.<ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/Sw-SA/SWSA-Fm.htm</ref>
The Secretary of War was the head of the [[War Department]] and was responsible for all [[military]] affairs. In 1798, the [[Navy]] was split out under the [[Secretary of the Navy]]. In 1947 the two departments were reunited under the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]. The union also created the positions of [[Secretary of the Army]] and [[Secretary of the Air Force]] to replace Secretary of War.
The Secretary of Defense position was created in 1947 by President [[Harry S Truman]] along with the creation of the National Military Establishment (which became the DoD in 1949), which replaced the Secretary and [[Department of War]]. [[James Forrestal]] was appointed as the first Secretary of Defense.
The Secretary of Defense position was created in 1947 by President [[Harry S Truman]] along with the creation of the National Military Establishment (which became the DoD in 1949), which replaced the Secretary and [[Department of War]]. [[James Forrestal]] was appointed as the first Secretary of Defense.
[[Category:United States Department of Defense]]
[[Category:United States Department of Defense]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
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