William Seward recommended that President Lincoln wait until a major Union victory occurred before issuing the proclamation.
Lincoln had nominated William Seward as Secretary of State. The Senate confirmed the nomination and Seward became the Union's Secretary of State.
He was William Seward from New York. Lincoln made him Secretary of State and he continued in the office under President Andrew Johnson. Skeptics referred to Alaska as Seward's folly and Seward's icebox.
He served as secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
On July 22, 1862, President Lincoln surprised his cabinet by presenting to them a draft of his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln accepted the advice of his secretary of state, Seward to delay any action on the document until a suitable Union battlefield victory was accomplished.
Seward Alaska was named for the man who bought, William Henry Seward. William Henry Seward was a lawyer and politician from New York during the Civil War. In 1867, while serving as Secretary of State under Andrew Johnson, Seward bought Alaska from Russia.
William Seward recommended that President Lincoln wait until a major Union victory occurred before issuing the proclamation.
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Lincoln had nominated William Seward as Secretary of State. The Senate confirmed the nomination and Seward became the Union's Secretary of State.
He was William Seward from New York. Lincoln made him Secretary of State and he continued in the office under President Andrew Johnson. Skeptics referred to Alaska as Seward's folly and Seward's icebox.
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He was William Seward, a holdover from Lincoln's cabinet.
William H. Seward of New York assumed that position on 5 March 1861 and served until 4 March 1869. He served under both Lincoln and Johnson and is famous for the Seward's Folly or the purchase of Alaska. He was also instrumental in keeping Europe from entering into or interfering with th US Civil War.As an aside, Seward ran for the Republican Party's presidential nominee versus Lincoln in 1860.
Lincoln, William H. Seward, and Andrew Johnson were the original targets. Only Lincoln was assassinated.
On June 12, 1862, President Lincoln secretly informs Secretaries Seward and Welles about his intention to issue an emancipation proclamation. Lincoln informs them that the document is still in draft form.
William Seward and Andrew Johnson