Simon Cameron until 14 January 1862 and then Edwin McMasters Stanton.
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US Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War.
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States, or Union, during the US Civil War.
The first US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
Josephus Daniels was Secretary of the Navy during World War I.
Poor hygiene and camp sanitation contributed to the high rate of disease during the US Civil War.