Description: This image depicts a statue memorializing Edwin Stanton in Steubenville, Ohio. Born in Steubenville in 1814, Edwin McMasters Stanton studied at Kenyon College and opened his law practice in Cadiz in 1836. The grandson of North Carolina slaveholders, Stanton opposed slavery. A successful railroad attorney and War Democrat at the beginning of the Civil War, he accepted the challenge of reorganizing President Abraham Lincoln's War Department. Stanton enforced unpopular draft laws, fought draft, restricted the press, and nationalized the railroads. An effective planner and logistician, Stanton moved 20,000 soldiers more than 1,200 miles in a week by railroad to relieve the siege of Chattanooga in 1863. Following Lincoln's assassination, Stanton clashed with President Andrew Johnson and provoked the act that led to Johnson's impeachment. He died four days after President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1869. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06437
Subjects: Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; Memorials--Ohio
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the facade of the Edwin Stanton Home in Steubenville, Ohio. Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869) was the Secretary of War in the Lincoln administration during the American Civil War. Prior to the Civil War, Stanton had been a long time supporter of the Democratic Party. He was certain that Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency would result in war. Stanton, however, supported the new Republican president's actions to keep the nation united. He even encouraged Lincoln to arm the slaves. Following the resignation of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War in January 1862, Lincoln appointed Stanton to the office. Stanton accepted and became one of Lincoln's closest advisors during the American Civil War. When Lincoln died in April 1865, Stanton was regarded as the informal president of the United States until Andrew Johnson was sworn into office. Stanton did not have a close relationship with Andrew Johnson. Stanton strongly supported civil rights legislation and Johnson was much more cautious on this issue. Johnson demanded Stanton's resignation, but the Secretary of War refused. Johnson fired Stanton in 1867. Johnson's actions angered many members of the Congress of the United States. Congress had approved the Tenure of Office Act, which required the president to have Congressional approval before removing cabinet officers. The act had been designed to protect Stanton. The House of Representatives impeached the president. The Senate then debated whether or not to remove Johnson from office. In a vote of thirty-five to remove the president and nineteen opposed, Johnson remained president. The vote fell one vote short of having the necessary number to remove Johnson. Hearing of the Senate's decision, Stanton immediately resigned as Secretary of War on May 26, 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06507
Subjects: Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; Houses; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869) as a young man with a short beard. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Stanton was a lawyer and politician. He was Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln, who appointed him to that post in 1862. Present at Lincoln's deathbed, Stanton uttered his famous declaration, "Now he belongs to the ages." Stanton remained as Secretary of War under President Andrew Johnson until 1868, when Johnson twice tried to replace him. Stanton played a leading role in Johnson's impeachment. He resigned and returned to practicing law. In 1869 President Ulysses S. Grant nominated Stanton to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the nominee died four days after his appointment was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Stanton never took the oath of office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05648
Subjects: Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: The engraved plaque on the front of the statue reads: "Edwin McMasters Stanton. Born in this city December 19, 1814. U.S. Attorney General 1860 1861. Secretary of War 1862 1868. U.S. Supreme Court 1869. Died December 24, 1869. Erected 1911." The Edwin M. Stanton Monument stands in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse, at 301 Market Street. The 18 foot bronze likeness of Stanton, unveiled in 1911, was sculpted by Alexander Doyle of Steubenville. Photo taken between 1936-1943 by the Works Progress Administration View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_020_001
Subjects: Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans; Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio; Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869--Statues' Doyle, Alexander, 1857-1922
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photo of the Hon. Edwin McMasters Stanton on the front of the program for the Dedication and Unveiling of his Bronze Statue. Edwin McMasters Stanton served as Secretary of War in the Lincoln Administration during the Civil War and in the Andrew Administration. Stanton's effective management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory. Stanton was born in Steubenville, Ohio, and attended Kenyon College. Stanton was Secretary of War from 1862-1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06870
Subjects: Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; Lawyers--Ohio; Politicians
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Edwin McMasters Stanton served as Secretary of War in the Lincoln Administration during the Civil War and in the Andrew Administration. Stanton's effective management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory. Stanton was born in Steubenville, Ohio, and attended Kenyon College. Stanton was Secretary of War from 1862-1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06871
Subjects: Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States - Officials and employees;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio); Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Ideal Studio, Steubenville, Ohio. This is claimed to be the birthplace of Hon. McMasters Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War." Edwin McMasters Stanton was the Secretary of War in the Lincoln administration during the American Civil War. Edwin Stanton was born on December 19, 1814, in Steubenville, Ohio. In 1835, he passed the bar examination. He argued his first case in court before he reached the age of twenty-one. Stanton joined a law firm in Cadiz, Ohio, and local voters elected him to be the Harrison County prosecuting attorney in 1837. In 1839, he returned to Steubenville, where he opened a law practice with Benjamin Tappan. In 1842, the Ohio legislature appointed Stanton to be the reporter to the Ohio Supreme Court. Steubenville residents selected him to be city solicitor in 1847. President James Buchanan appointed him to be Attorney General of the United States in December 1860. Stanton held this position until Abraham Lincoln took office in March 1861. Following the resignation of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War in January 1862, Lincoln appointed Stanton to the office. Stanton accepted and became one of Lincoln's closest advisors during the American Civil War. Lincoln respected Stanton's opinion and took many of his suggestions to heart. When Lincoln died in April 1865, Stanton was regarded as the informal president of the United States until Andrew Johnson was sworn into office. Stanton did not have a close relationship with Andrew Johnson. Stanton strongly supported civil rights legislation and Johnson was much more cautious on this issue. Johnson demanded Stanton's resignation, but the Secretary of War refused. Johnson fired Stanton in 1867. Johnson's actions angered many members of the Congress of the United States. Congress had approved the Tenure of Office Act, which required the president to have Congressional approval before removing cabinet officers. The act had been designed to protect Stanton. The House of Representatives impeached the president. The Senate then debated whether or not to remove Johnson from office. In a vote of thirty-five to remove the president and nineteen opposed, Johnson remained president. The vote fell one vote short of having the necessary number to remove Johnson. Hearing of the Senate's decision, Stanton immediately resigned as Secretary of War on May 26, 1868. Stanton returned to private life but remained active in politics. He actively campaigned for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election of 1868. Upon taking office, Grant appointed Stanton to the United States Supreme Court. Before Stanton could take office, he died on December 24, 1869. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F02_019_1
Subjects: Architecture; Steubenville (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; United States. Secretary of War; Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: “2 Negatives of – Hon. Edwin M. Stanton’s Home Jefferson County.” Edwin McMasters Stanton was the Secretary of War in the Lincoln administration during the American Civil War. Edwin Stanton was born on December 19, 1814, in Steubenville, Ohio. In 1835, he passed the bar examination. He argued his first case in court before he reached the age of twenty-one. Stanton joined a law firm in Cadiz, Ohio, and local voters elected him to be the Harrison County prosecuting attorney in 1837. In 1839, he returned to Steubenville, where he opened a law practice with Benjamin Tappan. In 1842, the Ohio legislature appointed Stanton to be the reporter to the Ohio Supreme Court. Steubenville residents selected him to be city solicitor in 1847. President James Buchanan appointed him to be Attorney General of the United States in December 1860. Stanton held this position until Abraham Lincoln took office in March 1861. Following the resignation of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War in January 1862, Lincoln appointed Stanton to the office. Stanton accepted and became one of Lincoln's closest advisors during the American Civil War. Lincoln respected Stanton's opinion and took many of his suggestions to heart. When Lincoln died in April 1865, Stanton was regarded as the informal president of the United States until Andrew Johnson was sworn into office. Stanton did not have a close relationship with Andrew Johnson. Stanton strongly supported civil rights legislation and Johnson was much more cautious on this issue. Johnson demanded Stanton's resignation, but the Secretary of War refused. Johnson fired Stanton in 1867. Johnson's actions angered many members of the Congress of the United States. Congress had approved the Tenure of Office Act, which required the president to have Congressional approval before removing cabinet officers. The act had been designed to protect Stanton. The House of Representatives impeached the president. The Senate then debated whether or not to remove Johnson from office. In a vote of thirty-five to remove the president and nineteen opposed, Johnson remained president. The vote fell one vote short of having the necessary number to remove Johnson. Hearing of the Senate's decision, Stanton immediately resigned as Secretary of War on May 26, 1868. Stanton returned to private life but remained active in politics. He actively campaigned for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election of 1868. Upon taking office, Grant appointed Stanton to the United States Supreme Court. Before Stanton could take office, he died on December 24, 1869. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_003_03
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio; Steubenville (Ohio); Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; Historic houses
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: “2 Negatives of – Hon. Edwin M. Stanton’s Home Jefferson County.” Edwin McMasters Stanton was the Secretary of War in the Lincoln administration during the American Civil War. Edwin Stanton was born on December 19, 1814, in Steubenville, Ohio. In 1835, he passed the bar examination. He argued his first case in court before he reached the age of twenty-one. Stanton joined a law firm in Cadiz, Ohio, and local voters elected him to be the Harrison County prosecuting attorney in 1837. In 1839, he returned to Steubenville, where he opened a law practice with Benjamin Tappan. In 1842, the Ohio legislature appointed Stanton to be the reporter to the Ohio Supreme Court. Steubenville residents selected him to be city solicitor in 1847. President James Buchanan appointed him to be Attorney General of the United States in December 1860. Stanton held this position until Abraham Lincoln took office in March 1861. Following the resignation of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War in January 1862, Lincoln appointed Stanton to the office. Stanton accepted and became one of Lincoln's closest advisors during the American Civil War. Lincoln respected Stanton's opinion and took many of his suggestions to heart. When Lincoln died in April 1865, Stanton was regarded as the informal president of the United States until Andrew Johnson was sworn into office. Stanton did not have a close relationship with Andrew Johnson. Stanton strongly supported civil rights legislation and Johnson was much more cautious on this issue. Johnson demanded Stanton's resignation, but the Secretary of War refused. Johnson fired Stanton in 1867. Johnson's actions angered many members of the Congress of the United States. Congress had approved the Tenure of Office Act, which required the president to have Congressional approval before removing cabinet officers. The act had been designed to protect Stanton. The House of Representatives impeached the president. The Senate then debated whether or not to remove Johnson from office. In a vote of thirty-five to remove the president and nineteen opposed, Johnson remained president. The vote fell one vote short of having the necessary number to remove Johnson. Hearing of the Senate's decision, Stanton immediately resigned as Secretary of War on May 26, 1868. Stanton returned to private life but remained active in politics. He actively campaigned for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election of 1868. Upon taking office, Grant appointed Stanton to the United States Supreme Court. Before Stanton could take office, he died on December 24, 1869. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_003_01
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio; Steubenville (Ohio); Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; Historic houses
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: “Negative B-120 Historical home of Stanton at Steubenville Ohio Jefferson County (Canton office) District 3.” Edwin McMasters Stanton was the Secretary of War in the Lincoln administration during the American Civil War. Edwin Stanton was born on December 19, 1814, in Steubenville, Ohio. In 1835, he passed the bar examination. He argued his first case in court before he reached the age of twenty-one. Stanton joined a law firm in Cadiz, Ohio, and local voters elected him to be the Harrison County prosecuting attorney in 1837. In 1839, he returned to Steubenville, where he opened a law practice with Benjamin Tappan. In 1842, the Ohio legislature appointed Stanton to be the reporter to the Ohio Supreme Court. Steubenville residents selected him to be city solicitor in 1847. President James Buchanan appointed him to be Attorney General of the United States in December 1860. Stanton held this position until Abraham Lincoln took office in March 1861. Following the resignation of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War in January 1862, Lincoln appointed Stanton to the office. Stanton accepted and became one of Lincoln's closest advisors during the American Civil War. Lincoln respected Stanton's opinion and took many of his suggestions to heart. When Lincoln died in April 1865, Stanton was regarded as the informal president of the United States until Andrew Johnson was sworn into office. Stanton did not have a close relationship with Andrew Johnson. Stanton strongly supported civil rights legislation and Johnson was much more cautious on this issue. Johnson demanded Stanton's resignation, but the Secretary of War refused. Johnson fired Stanton in 1867. Johnson's actions angered many members of the Congress of the United States. Congress had approved the Tenure of Office Act, which required the president to have Congressional approval before removing cabinet officers. The act had been designed to protect Stanton. The House of Representatives impeached the president. The Senate then debated whether or not to remove Johnson from office. In a vote of thirty-five to remove the president and nineteen opposed, Johnson remained president. The vote fell one vote short of having the necessary number to remove Johnson. Hearing of the Senate's decision, Stanton immediately resigned as Secretary of War on May 26, 1868. Stanton returned to private life but remained active in politics. He actively campaigned for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election of 1868. Upon taking office, Grant appointed Stanton to the United States Supreme Court. Before Stanton could take office, he died on December 24, 1869. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_013_01
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio; Steubenville (Ohio); Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; Historic houses
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: This illustration is of Steubenville, Ohio, native Edwin M. Stanton. This portrait shows Stanton in a formal suit with a full beard, and wearing eyeglasses. Stanton served as Secretary of War from 1862-1868, and was notably part of President Abraham Lincoln's cabinet during the US Civil War. The original illustration appeared in Henry Howe's "Historical Collections of Ohio," 1907. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04297
Subjects: Lawyers; Other--Federal Government; Civil War; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Superintendent home and office Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Jefferson County." Union Cemetery, located at 1720 West Market Street, during the 1930s comprised 121 acres of land, much of it still covered with timber. Among those buried here are three of the 'Fighting McCooks' of Civil War fame: General Anson McCook, Colonel George McCook and Captain Francis McCook, grandfather of Woodrow Wilson; and the Edwin M. Stanton family. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_014_001
Subjects: Cemeteries; Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; McCook family
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)