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The tough and practical Secretary of War, Stanton had a great organizational mind and was responsible for whipping the Union Army into shape. On the night that Lincoln was shot, Stanton took charge of the situation, securing the house where the president lay dying from the mobs outside and issuing orders to protect other important members of the government. He led the first phases of the manhunt, then recruited Lafayette Baker and others to help share this responsibility, while he continued to pursue the final battles of the war.
Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton Quotes in Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
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Stanton knew that if any person in Washington deserved a precious lock of the martyr’s hair, it was Mary Jane Welles. She later framed the cherished relic with dried flowers that had decorated Abraham Lincoln’s coffin at the White House funeral. Stanton gazed down at his fallen chief and wept.
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Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton Quotes in Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
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Chapter 6
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Stanton knew that if any person in Washington deserved a precious lock of the martyr’s hair, it was Mary Jane Welles. She later framed the cherished relic with dried flowers that had decorated Abraham Lincoln’s coffin at the White House funeral. Stanton gazed down at his fallen chief and wept.
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