Speeches and Papers Relating to the Rebellion and the Overthrow of Slavery

by George Sewall Boutwell

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640 pages, Hardcover

First published September 29, 2009

About the author

George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818 – February 27, 1905) was an American politician, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant, the 20th Governor of Massachusetts, a Senator and Representative from Massachusetts and the first Commissioner of Internal Revenue under President Abraham Lincoln. He was a leader in the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.