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Jefferson Davis served as Secretary of War.
Heavens, no. He was Secretary of War in the administration of the 14th US president, Franklin Pierce, but not in Lincolns cabinet.
Davis served President Franklin Pierce as Secretary of War
Secretary of War
James Monroe, the Fifth US President was the Seventh Secretary of State and the Eigth Secretary of War.
No , Davis was never the secretary of the Union navy. Davis did serve as Secretary of War in the administration of President Franklin Pierce.
When Jefferson Davis had served as the US Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857. At one time he contemplated the idea of using camels for the US cavalry in the US Southeastern desert areas. He dropped the idea.
William Howard Taft never served in uniform, although he was Secretary of War.
Johnson tried to remove war secretary from office but he refused it. The secretary was known as Edwin Stanton and has also served as the war secretary under Lincoln's regime.
James Monroe served as Secretary of War, as well as Secretary of State for James Madison. (Confederate President Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War for Franklin Pierce)
James Madison was the President for whom Monroe served as Secretary of State. (He also served as Madison's Secretary of War for a year or so.)
James Madison was the President for whom Monroe served as Secretary of State. (He also served as Madison's Secretary of War for a year or so.)