United States Department of War

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defunct government agency former United States federal executive department

The United States Department of War was the former executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for overseeing the Army and managing military affairs until its functions were absorbed by the Department of Defense.

Aliases (9)

United States War Department ×18
War Department ×11
War Department of the United States ×4
Department of War ×2
U.S. War Department ×2
Department of War of the United States ×1
U.S. Department of War ×1
United States Department of Defense ×1
War Department (United States) ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct government agency → former United States federal executive department →
archivesHeldIn	National Archives and Records Administration →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	United States Congress →
dateDissolved	1947-09-18 → 1949-08-10 →
dateFormed	1789-08-07 →
dissolutionNote	Became Department of the Army within National Military Establishment in 1947 and fully absorbed into Department of Defense by 1949 →
distinctFrom	United States Department of Defense → United States Department of the Navy →
governingDocument	United States federal law →
headOfGovernmentBody	Secretary of War →
historicalRole	managed U.S. Army operations in major conflicts including the War of 1812, Mexican–American War, American Civil War, Spanish–American War, World War I, and World War II → principal U.S. military department before creation of Department of Defense →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
languageOfWork	English →
legalBasis	Act of Congress →
locationHeadquarters	The Pentagon (late period) → War Department Building, Washington, D.C. → Washington, D.C. →
notableFor	centralization of U.S. Army administration → coordination of U.S. mobilization during World War II →
originalName	Department of War →
oversaw	United States Army Air Forces → United States Army Corps of Engineers → United States Army War College → United States Cavalry → United States Coast Artillery Corps → United States Field Artillery → United States Infantry → United States Medical Department (Army) → United States Military Academy → United States Ordnance Department → United States Quartermaster Corps → United States Signal Corps → national mobilization for war →
partOf	Executive branch of the United States government →
replacedBy	United States Department of Defense → United States Department of the Air Force → United States Department of the Army →
responsibleFor	United States Army → arsenals → fortifications → land warfare → military administration → military logistics → military procurement → military records → war planning →
scope	administration of occupied territories (various wars) → military policy → national defense →
shortName	War Department →
subordinateTo	Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces → President of the United States →
successorStructure	National Military Establishment →

Referenced by (73)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Army of the Potomac → District of Alaska → European Theater of Operations, United States Army ("United States War Department") → Governor-General of the Philippines → Military Governor of Korea ("War Department of the United States") → Organized Reserve Corps ("War Department") → United States Army Air Forces ("War Department") → United States Ordnance Department →	subordinateTo
Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense → Civilian Conservation Corps → Office of Military Government, United States ("War Department of the United States") → Strategic Services Unit ("United States War Department") → United States Army Air Corps ("War Department") → United States Army Air Service ("War Department") →	parentOrganization
American Campaign Medal → American Campaign Medal ("United States War Department") → American Defense Service Medal → American Defense Service Medal ("United States War Department") → European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal → World War II Victory Medal →	presentedBy
Department of the Air Force → National Military Establishment → United States Department of Defense → United States Department of the Army → United States Department of the Army →	precededBy
Assistant Secretary of War → Commanding General of the United States Army → Secretary of War → Strategic Services Unit ("United States War Department") →	partOf
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal → Citation Star ("War Department of the United States") →	awardingAuthority
European Theater of Operations, United States Army ("United States War Department") → Purple Heart ("United States War Department") →	establishedBy
Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes ("United States War Department") → United States federal armory at Harpers Ferry ("United States War Department") →	operatedBy
Strategic Services Unit ("United States War Department") → War Refugee Board →	oversightBy
82nd Infantry Division ("United States War Department") → United States Volunteers ("War Department") →	raisedBy
Panama Canal Zone →	administeredBy
An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States ("War Department of the United States") →	administrationAgency
Secretary of War →	appliesToJurisdiction
Dorothea Dix ("U.S. War Department") →	appointedBy
Secret City ("U.S. War Department") →	associatedWith
Executive Order 6128 →	branchAffected
Union Army ("United States War Department") →	branchOf
Arlington Estate ("United States War Department") →	convertedBy
Civilian Conservation Corps ("Department of War of the United States") →	coordinatedBy
Foreign Economic Administration ("War Department") →	coordinateWith
Military Division of the Mississippi ("United States War Department") →	createdBy
First United States Congress →	createdInstitution
James McHenry →	employer
Washington administration →	established
Office of War Information ("War Department") →	followedBy
Department of the Navy →	formedFrom
Manhattan Engineer District ("United States War Department") →	governedBy
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 ("War Department") →	implementedBy
Combat Infantryman Badge ("War Department") →	introducedBy
War Department Circular 59 (1941) ("United States War Department") →	issuedBy
National Security Act of 1947 ("Department of War") →	merged
United States War Department building →	occupant
Robert Todd Lincoln →	officeHeldFor
United States Department of War ("Department of War") →	originalName
United States Army Air Corps →	oversightBody
OSS →	parentAgency
NME ("United States Department of Defense") →	predecessorOf
World War II CIB ("War Department (United States)") →	presenter
War Department Circular 59 (1941) ("United States War Department") →	publisher
NME ("War Department") →	replaced
Whitneyville Armory ("United States War Department") →	servedClient
United States Department of War ("War Department") →	shortName
Eisenhower Executive Office Building →	wasHeadquartersOf
Felix Frankfurter ("U.S. Department of War") →	workedAt