Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)

Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)
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Number of Pages: 
3
Date: 
May 19, 1861

Edwin McMasters Stanton writes to former President James Buchanan regarding the Civil War. Specifically, the unsuccessful evacuation of Fort Sumter, William Henry Seward, the Secretary of State's negotiations, and the treatment of secessionists.

People: 
Buchanan, James
Stanton, Edwin McMasters
Seward, William Henry
Subject: 
Military Affairs and Conflict
Politics and Government
Format: 
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 
1860-1879
Location: 
I-SpahrB-1959-9
Origin: 
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr