Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory.
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because he actually planned to go to asia and he never explored before so he never knew that place
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he could start travelling only after the king of spain agreed to take care of the expenses
Religion was the major cause for the english civil war.