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Mar 19, 2024 · What Happened To The Real Secretary Edwin Stanton After Abraham Lincoln’s Death. By Micah Bailey. Published Mar 19, 2024. Link copied to clipboard. Custom image by Debanjana Chowdhury. Summary. Stanton, a close friend of President Lincoln, led the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's assassination.
Mar 14, 2024 · A new series dramatizes Edwin Stanton’s hunt for John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators in the aftermath of the president’s 1865 assassination. In the hours following Abraham Lincoln’s ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869) was a lawyer and politician who served as Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of war during the Civil War (1861-65). A native of Ohio, Stanton briefly served as...
Apr 9, 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).
Jan 12, 2024 · December 19, 1814–December 24, 1869. Edwin McMasters Stanton was United States Secretary of War from 1862 to 1868, serving under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson.
Apr 13, 2017 · Updated on April 13, 2017. Edwin M. Stanton was secretary of war in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet for most of the Civil War. Though he had not been a political supporter of Lincoln's before joining the cabinet, he became devoted to him, and worked diligently to direct military operations until the end of the conflict.
Jan 12, 2024 · December 19, 1814. Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Parents: David and Lucy Norman Stanton. Education: Kenyon College (1831-1833) Occupation: Attorney. politician. Career Summary: U.S. Attorney General. U.S. Secretary of War. Spouse (s): Mary Ann Lamson (1836) Ellen Hutchinson (1856) Nickname: Mars. Place of Death:
