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  1. Hace 3 días · In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Secretary of War. After Pierce's administration ended in 1857, Davis returned to the Senate. He resigned in 1861 when Mississippi seceded from the United States. During the Civil War, Davis guided the Confederacy's policies and served as its commander in chief.

  2. Hace 17 horas · Gadsden Purchase Summary. The Gadsden Purchase was an agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. paid Mexico $10 million for 29,670 square miles of land, which is part of Arizona and New Mexico. Initially, the U.S. wanted more land, to be used for a Southern Transcontinental Railroad, but negotiations, led by James Gadsden ...

  3. Hace 2 días · Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory.

  4. 9 de may. de 2024 · Franklin Pierce, 14th U.S. president (185357), whose failure to deal effectively with the slavery conflict in the decade preceding the American Civil War shaped the perception of him as a lesser president. Learn more about Franklin’s life and career.

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  5. 11 de may. de 2024 · Gadsden’s most important public service followed his appointment as U.S. minister to Mexico in 1853. He was instructed to negotiate a treaty for the purchase of territory south of the Gila River through which ran the most desirable route for a railroad from the southern states to the Pacific.

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  6. Hace 17 horas · 1853: None: 18531857: Secretary of State: William L. Marcy: 18531857: Secretary of the Treasury: James Guthrie: 18531857: Secretary of War: Jefferson Davis: 18531857: Attorney General: Caleb Cushing: 18531857: Postmaster General: James Campbell: 1853–1857: Secretary of the Navy: James C. Dobbin: 1853–1857 ...

  7. Hace 3 días · 1. Joseph Carter Corbin Marker. Inscription. Joseph Carter Corbin's work in the Reconstruction-era south after the Civil War created many educational opportunities for African Americans. Corbin (1833-1911) was a professor, administrator, journalist, linguist, and musician. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio to free African American parents, he earned ...