'William Seward'

'William Seward'

Photograph portrait of U.S. Secretary of State William Seward

Secretary Seward was a driving force behind much of the North's international messaging over the course of the Civil War. Known as one of the most outspoken and active members of Lincoln's cabinet, Seward was a staunch Unionist who regularly interacted and coordinated with the president on matters of foreign relations amid the ensuing conflict. As with his British counterparts, Seward found critics on both sides of the Atlantic for his actions in the course of controversies such as the Trent Affair and the potential for conflict over the Canadian border.

Created/Published by E. Anthony

Digitized by the Library of Congress, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, https://lccn.loc.gov/2019630448

Between 1860 and 1870

Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries

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English

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