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English: The former seal of the now-replaced United States Department of War. It is now used as the seal of the United States Department of the Army. Can be found in: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 2) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912). More information can be found here.
Date 1880
Source http://etc.usf.edu/
Author United States Department of War
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