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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.
Nov 9, 2009 · Edwin M. Stanton is best known as President Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war. He also served as U.S. attorney general and was confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Mar 20, 2024 · Who was the real Edwin Stanton, and what was his role in the true story behind Apple TV+’s new historical drama series Manhunt? We explore the facts behind Stanton’s legacy and more, unpacking the fascinating and complicated truth…
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).
Mar 16, 2024 · Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) leads the series as Lincoln’s close confidant and secretary of war, who goes on a mission to track down John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle)...
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.
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.
Edwin M. Stanton was born in 1814 in Steubenville, Ohio, the oldest of four children. He attended Kenyon College and went on to become a lawyer in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. before being appointed U.S. Attorney General in 1860. Stanton was known for his tenacity and antislavery political views.
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.
Nicknamed “Mars”, Edwin M. Stanton was a pro-Breckinridge Democrat who was Attorney General under President James Buchanan (1860-61) and Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson(1862-68).
