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Edwin M. Stanton

Secretary of War · 1860–1862

Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 27th United States secretary of war. Serving under President Abraham Lincoln during most of the American Civil War, Stanton remained as the secretary of war under President Andrew Johnson during the first years of the Reconstruction Era.

Positions

  • Attorney General1860-12-20–1861-03-04
  • Secretary of War1862-01-20–1868-05-28

Biography

Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 27th United States secretary of war. Serving under President Abraham Lincoln during most of the American Civil War, Stanton remained as the secretary of war under President Andrew Johnson during the first years of the Reconstruction Era.

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