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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edwin_StantonEdwin Stanton - Wikipedia

    Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. 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.

  2. variety.com › 2024 › tvHow Accurate Is 'Manhunt'? The True Story Of Abraham Lincoln's...

    Mar 16, 2024 · Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) leads the series as Lincoln’s close confidant and secretary of war, who goes on a mission to track down John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle)...

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Edwin-M-StantonEdwin M. Stanton | Union War Secretary, Lincoln’s Cabinet Member

    May 27, 2024 · Edwin M. Stanton was the secretary of war who, under Pres. Abraham Lincoln, tirelessly presided over the giant Union military establishment during most of the American Civil War (1861–65). Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1836, Stanton became a highly successful attorney.

  4. www.historyextra.com › period › victorianThe Real Edwin Stanton: The True Story Of Lincoln’s Secretary Of...

    Mar 20, 2024 · Who was the real Edwin Stanton, and what was his role in the true story behind Apple TV+’s new historical drama series Manhunt? We explore the facts behind Stanton’s legacy and more, unpacking the fascinating and complicated truth…

  5. www.history.com › topics › american-civil-warEdwin M. Stanton - Civil War, Secretary, Reconstruction - HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869) was a lawyer and politician who served as Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of war during the Civil War (1861-65). A native of Ohio, Stanton briefly served as...

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2017/08/10 › booksThe Man Who Ran the Country While Lincoln Lay Dying

    Aug 10, 2017 · Walter Stahr’s “Stanton” is a sympathetic treatment of the war secretary Edwin Stanton, a man once accused of complicity in Lincoln’s assassination.

  7. www.wikiwand.com › en › Edwin_StantonEdwin Stanton - Wikiwand

    Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War.