Edwin M. Stanton
(1814-1869)
American lawyer and politician
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Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory. However, he was criticized by many Union generals, who perceived him as overcautious and micromanaging. He also organized the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
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19 December 1814 Steubenville, Ohio
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24 December 1869 (aged 55) Washington, D.C., U.S.
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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