(1833-1918) Cameron served as Secretary of War and as a senator from Pennsylvania.

James Donald Cameron

(1833-1918) Cameron served as Secretary of War and as a senator from Pennsylvania.

From the painting, "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" by Francis Bicknell Carpenter. From left to right: Edwin Stanton (Secretary of War), Salmon Chase (Secretary of the Treasury), Abraham Lincoln (President of the United States), Gideon Welles (Secretary of the Navy), Caleb B. Smith (Secretary of the Interior), William Seward [sitting] (Secretary of State), Montgomery Blair (Postmaster General), and Edward Bates (Attorney General).

Emancipation Proclamation

From the painting, "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" by Francis…

Lord George Germain, former Secretary of War.

Lord George Germain

Lord George Germain, former Secretary of War.

Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American bookseller from Boston who became the chief artillery officer of the Continental Army and later the nation's first Secretary of War.

Henry Knox

Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American bookseller from Boston who became…

Served as the United States Secretary of War during President Cleveland's second term.

Daniel S. Lamont

Served as the United States Secretary of War during President Cleveland's second term.

(1843- ) Secretary of War

Robert T. Lincoln

(1843- ) Secretary of War

Son of Abraham Lincoln and U. S. Secretary of War under President Garfield's administration.

Robert Todd Lincoln

Son of Abraham Lincoln and U. S. Secretary of War under President Garfield's administration.

(1745-1829) Secretary of War and Secretary of State under Washington

Timothy Pickering

(1745-1829) Secretary of War and Secretary of State under Washington

"Edwin M. Stanton was Attorney General and Secretary of War during the Civil War."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Edwin M. Stanton

"Edwin M. Stanton was Attorney General and Secretary of War during the Civil War."—E. Benjamin…

(1814-1869) Secretary of War under President Lincoln.

Edwin M. Stanton

(1814-1869) Secretary of War under President Lincoln.

Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer, politician, United States Attorney General in 1860-61 and Secretary of War through most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era.

Edwin McMasters Stanton

Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer, politician,…

(1857-1930) Taft was the 27th President of the United States, 10th Chief Justice of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party.

William Howard Taft

(1857-1930) Taft was the 27th President of the United States, 10th Chief Justice of the United States,…