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Description
Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania was the Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln from the beginning of the Civil War until 1862, when he resigned in a corruption scandal.
Cameron had served in the U.S. Senate from 1844-1849 and was again elected to the Senate in 1866. He served until 1877.
About This Item
- Title: Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, ca. 1864
- Creation Date: circa 1864
- Subject Date: circa 1864
- Media: Carte de visite
- Dimensions: 10 cm x 6 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1927
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment officers photograph album
- Object Type: Image
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