War Department (United States)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/War_Department_(United_States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:archives_held_at gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:War_Department_Building
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:National_Security_Act_of_1947
1947
gptkbp:first_Secretary gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkbp:formed 1789
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label War Department (United States)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:last_Secretary gptkb:Kenneth_C._Royall
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War
gptkbp:notableEvent oversaw U.S. military during Civil War
oversaw U.S. military during World War I
oversaw U.S. military during World War II
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Cabinet
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Executive_branch_of_the_United_States_government
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Board_of_War_(Continental_Congress)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Department_of_Defense
gptkb:Department_of_the_Army
gptkb:Department_of_the_Air_Force
gptkbp:responsible_for gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force_(until_1947)
military affairs
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:Office_of_the_Inspector_General
gptkb:Office_of_the_Provost_Marshal_General
gptkb:Office_of_the_Chief_Signal_Officer
gptkb:Office_of_the_Chief_of_Chaplains
gptkb:Office_of_the_Chief_of_Chemical_Warfare_Service
gptkb:Office_of_the_Chief_of_Engineers
gptkb:Office_of_the_Chief_of_Finance
gptkb:Office_of_the_Chief_of_Ordnance
gptkb:Office_of_the_Chief_of_Transportation
gptkb:Office_of_the_Surgeon_General_(Army)
gptkb:Office_of_the_Adjutant_General
gptkb:Office_of_the_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Army
gptkb:Office_of_the_Judge_Advocate_General
gptkb:Office_of_the_Quartermaster_General
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Student_Army_Training_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6