Image: Seal of the United States Board of War

Description: Seal of the United States Board of War and Ordnance, created in 1778. It was used by the U.S. War Department until 1880. Can be found in Edward S. Ellis, Ellis's History of the United States (Minneapolis: Wester Book Syndicate, 1899) II:522.
Title: Seal of the United States Board of War
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Author: United States Board of War and Ordnance
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