Joseph Holt
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Joseph Holt was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician. As a leading member of the Buchanan administration, he succeeded in convincing Buchanan to oppose the secession of the South. He returned t
Holt c. 1860–1865
President Buchanan and his Cabinet, c. 1859 (left to right: Jacob Thompson, Lewis Cass, John B. Floyd, James Buchanan, Howell Cobb, Isaac Toucey, Joseph Holt and Jeremiah S. Black)
Joseph Holt (center) along with John Bingham (left) and Henry Burnett (right) were the three prosecutors in charge of the Lincoln assassination trial.
John F. Lee
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John Fitzgerald Lee was the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from 1849 until 1862 and the first Judge Advocate General since the position had been vacant since 1802. He was a member of
