Eddie Stanton

[Bruce Vail]

Edwin Stanton was one of Lincoln's most formidable war lords. But he apparently drew the line at having his own son Eddie serve in the military. I can't find much info about Eddie on line so I wondered what CWT folk knew about the young man?

 

[TallTallMan]

Edwin Stanton was one of Lincoln's most formidable war lords. But he apparently drew the line at having his own son Eddie serve in the military. I can't find much info about Eddie on line so I wondered what CWT folk knew about the young man?

Iteresting hypocrisy from a ruthless man.

I know nothing about him, though.

 

[Sheltowee]

Junior was 20 years old in 1862. Do we know if his decision was his own- or influenced by his father?

 

[Pollaco]

Junior was 20 years old in 1862. Do we know if his decision was his own- or influenced by his father?

Actually he wasn't a junior. His middle name was Lamson (his mother's maiden name) and his Dad's middle name was McMasters.He was only about 35 when he died in 1877. But he did give Edwin 2 grandkids .

 

[Pollaco]

You're right there isn't much info about him out there.

 

[ErnieMac]

His obituary from the 30 Aug 1877 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer gives a few details. Find A Grave includes a photo of him as a boy.

Edwin Lamson Stanton (1842-1877) - Find a Grave...

He was the son of Edwin McMasters Stanton and his first wife, Mary Lamson Stanton. Edwin McMasters Stanton served as the powerful Secretary of war during the Civil war in President Abraham Lincoln's cabinet.

www.findagrave.com

 

[Pollaco]

That last sentence in his obituary states he was married to a lady from that city. She was a Carr.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

After reading the OP, it immediately reminded me of one description made of this conflict as a 'rich man's war and a poor man's fight'.

But after reading the posted obituary, it's mentioned, ...'For some time previous to his death he had been in poor health.'...

Also, according to the gravestone details, he died relatively young, aged 35 years.

Putting two and two together, it seems that that he may have been a sickly individual. This might explain why his father resisted exposing him to the rigors of military service during wartime conditions. Could it be here that Stanton senior didn't think his son had the physical constitution to cope with the vigors of combat.

 

[Jim in Wisconsin]

Robert Lincoln was of fighting age and also didn't do it. His mother wouldn't allow it!!

 

[Library Lady]

Actually he wasn't a junior. His middle name was Lamson (his mother's maiden name) and his Dad's middle name was McMasters.He was only about 35 when he died in 1877. But he did give Edwin 2 grandkids .

Here is some information on one of the grandkids.

Sgt Edwin McMasters Stanton (1875-1918) - Find a...

The grandson of Edwin McMasters Stanton, he served in the United States Army during World War I as a 1st Sergeant in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, AEF. He was killed in action while his regiment fought in the the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, and was eventually interred...

www.findagrave.com

 

[Bruce Vail]

William Marvel's Stanton biography Lincoln's Autocrat mentions Eddie in a number of different places. According to Marvel, Eddie asked his father to secure an officers' commission for him, but the father refused. The Secretary of War would later hire his son to work in his own office, so Eddie was doing war work, although not in uniform.

 

[Mike Serpa]

Midweek Pictorial 1926-08-05: Vol 23 Iss 24

 

[Pollaco]

Boy, they looked nothing like their fathers.

 

[Bruce Vail]

Boy, they looked nothing like their fathers.

If baldness is inherited in the paternal line, then the guy on the left is certainly the son of Gideon Welles. Old Gideon had flamboyant whiskers and a flamboyant wig.

 

[Pollaco]

I thought it was the maternal

 

[Bruce Vail]

I thought it was the maternal

Hmm...maybe Gideon borrowed his wife's wig?