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  2. Mar 20, 2024 · So, what do we know about the real Edwin Stanton, and how much of the series is historically accurate? Who was Edwin Stanton, US secretary of war? Born on 19 December 1814 in Ohio, Edwin Stanton was a prominent American lawyer who became a politician and close ally of President Abraham Lincoln.

  3. 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...

  4. Apr 9, 2024 · Edwin M. Stanton 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). Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1836, Stanton became a highly successful attorney. In 1847 he moved to Pittsburgh.

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  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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  7. Aug 8, 2017 · New Biography Of Lincoln's Secretary Of War Reveals A Resilient Man, Haunted By Grief. August 8, 20176:00 AM ET. Ron Elving. Stanton. Lincoln's War Secretary. By Walter Stahr. Purchase....

  8. Apr 13, 2017 · Robert McNamara. 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.

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