On This Date in History, January 10, 1861, William Seward accepts - TopicsExpress



          

On This Date in History, January 10, 1861, William Seward accepts President-elect Abraham Lincolns invitation to become secretary of state. Seward became one of the most important members of Lincolns cabinet. The April 1865 assassination that killed Lincoln nearly resulted in Sewards death as well. Lewis Powell, an accomplice to John Wilkes Booth, stabbed Seward as he lay in bed recovering from a carriage accident. Seward survived, and after a summer convalescing, returned to the State Department. His final achievement came with the purchase of Alaska from the Russians in 1867. Although he considered it one of his greatest accomplishments, critics dubbed the territory Sewards Folly. Of course, history would show that Sewards belief in the value of Alaska was astute.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 12:47:10 +0000

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