It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society.
Gideon Welles Quotes
The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the nation is sounder and its hopes brighter.
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| Birth: | 1st July, 1802 |
| Death: | 11th February, 1878 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Journalist, Lawyer, Politician, Writer |
About
Gideon Welles was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an American politician, journalist, lawyer, and writer. He was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was given after supporting Lincoln in the 1860 election. He was educated at the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire, Connecticut, and earned a degree at the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy at Norwich, Vt. He became a lawyer through the then-common practice of reading the law, but soon shifted to journalism and became the founder and editor of the Hartford Times in 1826. He wrote several books include: The Civil War Diary of Gideon Welles, Lincoln and Seward, and Civil War And Reconstruction.
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