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“All persons harboring or secreting the conspirators or aiding their concealment or escape, will be treated as accomplices in the murder of the President and shall be subject to trial before a military commission, and the punishment of death.”

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Edwin M. Stanton

Edwin M. Stanton was a prominent American politician, born on December 19, 1814, and died on December 24, 1869. He served as the Secretary of War under President Lincoln during the American Civil War, and is known for being the longest-serving Secretary of War in U.S. history. more

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