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Events on Friday 24 December 1869 1
1814 – 1869Edwin Stanton (1814-1869)Died 24 December 1869, aged 55Edwin Stanton served as United States Secretary of War under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, overseeing Union military logistics during the Civil War. His dismissal by Andrew Johnson in 1868 helped trigger Johnson's impeachment. Stanton died days after being confirmed to the US Supreme Court, before he could take his seat.