A biography of Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War during most of the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction, offering a detailed examination of Stanton's life, career, and legacy.
year: 2015
call number/section: 921
subjects: stanton, edwin m., (edwin mcmasters), 1814-1869, lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, friends and associates, united states, war department, biography, cabinet officers, united states, biography, statesmen, reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877), reconstruction (1865-1876), united states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, biography, politics and government, 1861-1865, 1865-1869, 1861-1865, civil war