Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton

[angliholic]

Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton.


What could the above refer to? A friend of mine asked me the above, and I'm not so sure what it means. Thanks.

[riverkid]

Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton.


What could the above refer to? A friend of mine asked me the above, and I'm not so sure what it means. Thanks.

Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869), was an American lawyer, politician, United States Attorney General in 1860-61 and Secretary of War through most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era.

Edwin M. Stanton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[angliholic]

Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869), was an American lawyer, politician, United States Attorney General in 1860-61 and Secretary of War through most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era.

Edwin M. Stanton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks, Riverkid.
Now I get it.
By the way, what does secretary of war mean in the context? Is it his private secretary during the war or the USA's secretarty

[Anglika]

It is a ministerial position within the government.

[angliholic]

Thanks, Anglika.
I get it now.

[riverkid]

It is a ministerial position within the government.

Thanks, Anglika.