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John Aaron Rawlins
Secretary of War
John Aaron Rawlins, Secretary of War.
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- Secretary of War
Biography
John Aaron Rawlins (February 13, 1831 – September 6, 1869) 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, and was Grant's chief defender against allegations of insobriety.
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