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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02011 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Pass for John Ford |
| Date | 2 June 1865 |
| Author | Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War. Pass for John Ford to visit the stage and private boxes in Ford's Theatre. |
| Subjects | Assassination Lincoln Assassination Lincoln's Cabinet Art, Music, Theater, and Film Military Law Law Government and Civics |
| People | Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) Ford, John (fl. 1855-1865) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Edwin M. Stanton was Secretary of War from 1862-1868 under Abraham Lincoln. After Lincoln's assassination, he continued his position under President Andrew Johnson. Impeachment charges were brought against President Johnson for his dismissal of Stanton. When the charges failed, Stanton resigned. He was then appointed associate justice but died before taking his seat in the Supreme Court. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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