Griffing moved here with an organized plan to change this, gaining support from President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary Stanton along the way.

Secretary Stanton looked down from the high window of the War Department at the troops advancing downPennsylvania Avenue .

The first one to return was ordered to report directly to Secretary Stanton.

They could only be released after Hoffman's staff reviewed each case individually and it was approved by Secretary Stanton.

Secretary Stanton ordered McClellan to report to Trenton, New Jersey, for further orders, although none were issued.

Secretary Stanton presented the actual award.

Secretary Stanton telegraphed them asking for their assistance even before the President approved the plan.

Secretary Stanton is notorious for them," Lee said.

You may perhaps recall Secretary Stanton 's contemptuous reference to our lack of any such means of transportation throughout the vast expanse of west Texas.

At the direction of Secretary Stanton, these defendants were tried, not in the federal court by a jury, but before a military commission composed of senior Army officers.