Lincoln and Seward: Remarks upon the Memorial Address of Charles Francis Adams on the Late William H. Seward

Who was the force behind emancipation in the Lincoln administration? In this brief address, Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Navy Secretary, takes exception to remarks given by Charles Adams at the memorial for the late William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State.

From an insider's perspective, Welles provides a look at how he observed the evolution of Lincoln's thinking and the direction of his administration.

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