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Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Photo

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During the American Civil War, Ohioan Edwin McMasters Stanton served as President Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of War from 1862 and 1865. He remained in this same position from 1865 to 1868 during President Andrew Johnson’s administration.   

Source and Copyright

MediumBlack and White Photograph
SourceLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
CollectionBrady-Handy Collection
NumberLC-DIG-cwpbh-00958
CopyrightPublic Domain
DisclaimerCourtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There is no known restriction on the publication of this image.