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Edwin Stanton Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Political
As the second Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln, Edwin Stanton normally worked with the President and Secretary of State William Seward on issues regarding the United States Armed Services during the Civil War. He and Lincoln tried to fill the position of General-in-Chief, U. S. Army for 4 months following the removal of George McClellan from that position in 1862. It was Edwin Stanton that the Radical Republicans tried to protect with the Tenure of Office Act under the Andrew Johnson administration. Johnson was impeached when he removed him from office.
Links appearing on this page: Abraham Lincoln Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Political Edwin Stanton was last changed on - March 15, 2006 |
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