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Edwin M. Stanton

(1814–1869) Lawyer

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Edwin M. Stanton was a lawyer.

Quick Facts About Edwin M. Stanton

Born: December 19, 1814
Died: December 24, 1869
Profession: Lawyer

About Edwin M. Stanton

[Wikidata] American lawyer and politician (1814–1869)... | [Wikipedia] Edwin McMasters Stanton was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 27th United States secretary of war under U.S. president Abraham Lincoln during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to vict

Quotes by Edwin M. Stanton

If he had a million men he would swear the enemy has two millions, and then he would sit down in the…

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Enemy

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Come here immediately and see if you can find the murderer of the President.

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Come

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I know General Grant better than any other person in the country can know him. It was my duty to study him,…

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Country

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If I tap that little bell, I can send you to a place where you will never hear the dogs bark.

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Bark

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The prisoners for better security against conversation shall have a canvas bag put over the head of each and tied around the…

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Bags

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Now he belongs to the ages.

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Age

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All persons harboring or secreting the conspirators or aiding their concealment or escape, will be treated as accomplices in the murder of…

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Accomplices

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