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Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory.
May 27, 2024 · Edwin M. Stanton (born December 19, 1814, Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.—died December 24, 1869, Washington, D.C.) was the secretary of war who, under Pres. Abraham Lincoln, tirelessly presided over the giant Union military establishment during most of the American Civil War (1861–65).
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Edwin McMasters Stanton was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on December 19, 1814. After his father died in 1827, Stanton worked in a bookstore to help support his widowed mother. He attended Kenyon College in 1831 but left the following year due to his family’s worsening financial situation. In 1835 Stanton passed the Ohio state bar and began practicin...
Stanton had been an early critic of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, but he remained in Washington after the start of the Civil Warand served as an adviser to Secretary of War Simon Cameron. In November 1861 Stanton counseled Cameron to issue a report arguing that slaves should be armed to fight against the Confederacy. Coupled with allegations of cor...
After the end of the Civil War, Stanton remained secretary of war under President Andrew Johnson and oversaw the demobilization of the U.S. Army. During Reconstruction, he clashed with Johnson over his lenient treatment of the former Confederate states. Stanton openly criticized Johnson for failing to provide more federal intervention in the affair...
Mar 19, 2024 · Chiefly among the many important individuals during Lincoln's presidency was Stanton, the United States Secretary of War who would eventually lead the manhunt determined to track down Booth and bring him to justice.
Jan 12, 2024 · Edwin McMasters Stanton was United States Secretary of War from 1862 to 1868, serving under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson.
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Stanton was known for his tenacity and antislavery political views. At the start of the Lincoln administration Stanton resigned from his post as Attorney General to serve as Secretary of War Simon Cameron's legal advisor.
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“Mr. Stanton was a loyal and upright man, devoted to the cause of the Union; and afterwards, as Secretary of War under President Lincoln, he achieved fame for his herculean labors in defence of that cause,” wrote journalist Noah Brooks.
