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Thời điểm "MDCCLXXVIII" và dòng chữ '''"War Office"''' (Phòng Chiến tranh) là dấu hiệu rỏ nét về gốc của con dấu. Thời điểm (1778) cho thấy năm con dấu được sử dụng. Thuật ngữ ''' "War Office"''' được sử dụng trong [[Cách mạng Mỹ|thời cách mạng]], và nhiều năm sau đó, có liên quan đến '''
Tổng hành dinh của Lục quân'''.
'''Mô tả:'''
In the center is a Roman [[cuirass]] below a vertical unsheathed [[sword]], point up, the [[pommel]] resting on the neck opening of the cuirass and a [[Phrygian cap]] supported on the sword point, all between on the right an esponton and on the left a [[musket]] with fixed [[bayonet]] crossed in [[saltire]] behind the cuirass and passing under the sword guard. To the right of the cuirass and [[spontoon]] is a flag of unidentified designs with cords and tassels, on a flagstaff with [[spearhead]], above a [[cannon]] barrel, the muzzle end slanting upward behind the cuirass, in front of the [[drum]], with two drumsticks and the fly end of the flag draped over the drumhead; below, but partly in front of the cannon barrel, is a pile of three [[cannon balls]]. To the left of the [[cuirass]] and musket is a national color of the [[Revolutionary War]] period, with cords and tassels, on a flagstaff with spearhead, similarly arranged above a mortar on a carriage, the [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] facing inward and in front of the lower portion of the color and obscuring the lower part of it; below the mortar are two bomb shells placed side by side. Centered above the [[Phrygian]] cap is a rattlesnake holding in its mouth a scroll inscribed "This We’ll Defend." Centered below the cuirass are the [[Roman numerals]] "MDCCLXXVIII."
'''Symbolism:'''
The central element, the Roman cuirass, is a symbol of strength and defense. The sword, esponton (a type of half-pike formerly used by subordinate officers), musket, bayonet, cannon, cannon balls, mortar, and mortar bombs are representative of Army implements. The drum and drumsticks are symbols of public notification of the Army’s purpose and intent to serve the Nation and its people. The Phrygian cap (often called the Cap of Liberty) supported on the point of an unsheathed sword and the motto "This We’ll Defend" on a scroll held by the [[rattlesnake]] is a symbol depicted on some American colonial flags and signifies the Army’s constant readiness to defend and preserve the United States.
'''Current Usage:'''
This '''"War Office"''' seal continues to be used to this day when legal certification is necessary to authenticate as "official" documents and records of the [[Department of the Army]]. The Army's "emblem" as depicted above, which is based on this seal, is preferred for public display.
==Tham khảo==
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