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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07091 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Simon Cameron to Edwin M. Stanton commenting on Mary Todd Lincoln's influence in military matters |
| Date | 10 March 1862 |
| Author | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) |
| Recipient | Stanton, Edwin McMasters |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discussing Mary Todd Lincoln's influence in military matters. Says that others have "asserted that Mrs Lincoln was one of the parties whose influence had operated on me." Also praises some of Stanton's early changes in dispositions of troops. Marked "Private." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces President Lincoln's Cabinet First Lady Women's History |
| People | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Simon Cameron was the Secretary of War under President Lincoln until 11 January 1862, when he resigned over a disagreement with the President. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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