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- IDNO:
- 041551
- Title:
- Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War During Lincoln Administration 1862-1865
- Date:
- ca. 1862
- Description:
- Stanton stayed in close contact with Governors Pierpont and Boreman of the Restored Government of Virginia and West Virginia respectively, during the Civil War. Stanton supported West Virginia statehood and was aware of the need for a strong Union military presence in the region.