Edwin Stanton Appointed Secretary of War; Grant’s Diversion Working

| January 15, 2012

January 15, 1862 (Wednesday) Immediately after he softened his letter to Simon Cameron from a brusque dismissal to an acceptance of resignation, President Lincoln sat down with Edwin Stanton, who would be approved by the Senate to be the new Secretary of War, on this date. Though Lincoln had Stanton pegged, he allowed Cameron to [...]