The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . EDWIN M. STANTON. Born In Steubenville, Dec. 19,1S14. Graduate atKenvon Colleiie 18*!. Admitted lo the bar. ISih. In1847he removed bis family to Pittsburg. Pa., thoughretaining an oiUce in Steubenville. His business be-fore the U. S. Supreme Court became so large, that hewas compelled to remove to Washington, J).C.,in Attorney-General of the T. S. Dec. 1860,retiring March 4. 1861. Appointed Secretary of WarJan. 11,1862. He was retained in the Cabinet of Presi-dent Jol, unt
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . EDWIN M. STANTON. Born In Steubenville, Dec. 19,1S14. Graduate atKenvon Colleiie 18*!. Admitted lo the bar. ISih. In1847he removed bis family to Pittsburg. Pa., thoughretaining an oiUce in Steubenville. His business be-fore the U. S. Supreme Court became so large, that hewas compelled to remove to Washington, J).C.,in Attorney-General of the T. S. Dec. 1860,retiring March 4. 1861. Appointed Secretary of WarJan. 11,1862. He was retained in the Cabinet of Presi-dent Jol, until Aug. 18i>7, when he was 8USI>ended,after peremptorily refusing to resign. This action iedto the impeachment proceedings of IStiS. He resignedafter the acciuittal of the President. Appointed Asso-ciate Justice U. S. Supreme Court by President Grant, afew d-iys befoie his death, Dec. 24, BENJ. F. CHEATHAM. Bom in Daviiison Co., Tenn., ISlfl. Went into theMexican War twice, as Captain of a company andCoonclofa regimi--nt. Commanded a brieade in bnt-tles around Mexico City. Commissioned a ,Confederate army. May, 1%1, and , March,18( services were confined to tlie We-tern armies, therecord of his comniand extending through all the oper-ations of the Army of Tennessee, sharing in HoodsBiial campaign. Appointed postmaster ;a Nashville,Ienn., isni. Died Sept. 3, 1>^.6.
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