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John Aaron Rawlins, American general and politician, 29th United States Secretary of War (died 1869)
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John Aaron Rawlins
Union Army general and 29th Secretary of War
John Aaron Rawlins was a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a cabinet officer in the Grant administration. A longtime confidant of Ulysses S. Grant, Rawlins served on Grant's staff throughout the war, rising to the rank of brevet major general,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States Secretary of War
Position in the United States Cabinet from 1789 to 1947
The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)