Hon. William H. Seward, N.Y. Secretary of State, and Daughter
ca. 1860 - ca. 1865
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William Seward, President Lincoln’s faithful Secretary of State, served in Lincoln’s and then Johnson’s cabinet from 1861 to 1869. He opposed the spread of slavery. When he lost the Republican Presidential nomination in 1860, he supported Abraham Lincoln with a speaking tour in the West. As Secretary of State, he advocated expansionist policies, but opposed intervention. He survived an assassination attempt on April 14, 1865, by Lewis Powell, a co-conspirator of John Wilkes Booth. During Johnson’s presidency, he defended moderate reconciliation policies in the South and successfully negotiated the Alaskan territory from Russia.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 528357
Full Citation: Photograph 111-B-4214; Hon. William H. Seward, N.Y. Secretary of State, and daughter; ca. 1860 - ca. 1865; Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, 1921 - 1940; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/william-h-seward, June 4, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.