This is inaccurate. The Department of War initially had oversight over the Navy as well. The separation of the Navy into a separate department (which did not ev

This is inaccurate. The Department of War initially had oversight over the Navy as well. The separation of the Navy into a separate department (which did not even exist at the time when the War Department was created) was one of those many restructurings it went through, without ever having a name change until we entered the era of deception.