Thaddeus Stevens
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Thaddeus Stevens was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican factio
Stevens c. 1860–1868
Stevens's home and law office on Queen Street, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Southern view of the proposed compromises of 1860 and 1861, with "Dr. North" (Stevens) proposing to cut the South's legs off using a constitutional amendment. Stevens actually opposed such measures.
Stevens in a thoughtful pose
Edwin Stanton
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Edwin McMasters Stanton was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 27th United States secretary of war under U.S. president Abraham Lincoln during most of the American Civil War. Stanton'
Photograph c. 1866–1869
Stanton's birthplace in Steubenville, Ohio
Stanton's home in Cadiz, Ohio
Stanton with his son Edwin Lamson c. 1852–1855