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1 Subtle Manhunt Lines Explains The Lincoln Family's Relationship With John Wilkes Booth’s Brother
As Booth and his friend David Herold attempt to flee to Richmond, Virginia, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton works hard to follow Booth's trail, uncovering corruption along the way. Lincoln's ...
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The amazing story behind the only photograph of President Lincoln in death
Dozens of competing photographers sent telegrams expressing their outrage to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, and Mrs. Lincoln complained as well. Townsend's superior gave the order to seize the ...
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The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The president had long wanted to dismiss the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. Stanton was the only member of Johnson's cabinet who supported the Radical Republicans' program for reconstruction.