Edwin McMasters Stanton: Lincoln's "Unloved" Secretary Of War

Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks:    / @threadsfromthenationaltapestry   🧠Test Your Civil War Knowledge with Threads-Inspired Trivia! ➡️    / @civilwartrivia   When exercising power, the 16th President’s stocky and sphinxlike Secretary of War could demonstrate a Jekyll and Hyde personality. Personally honest, he could be unforgiving and given to histrionics when he thought them necessary. And again, when required, warm-hearted, selfless and patriotic. In charge of the Union’s land-based operations, he made tough decisions and did so with little regard for those affected by those decisions. His mission was to win the war and he pursued that purpose with relentless fury. In doing so, far too many simply remembered him as the “unloved Secretary of War”. In the pantheon that was Abraham Lincoln’s Cabinet, this is the story of his Mars. This is the story of Edwin McMasters Stanton. Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: [email protected] ____________________________________________________________________ Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode: Salmon P. Chase Daniel Sickles Simon Cameron William Seward Lorenzo Thomas Manton Marble Additional Reading: Lincoln's Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton by William Marvel - Lincoln's Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton by William Marvel Stanton: Lincoln's War Secretary by Walter Stahr - https://www.amazon.com/Stanton-Lincol...