This 1872 portrait of Edwin M. Stanton by Henry Ulke hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
With the Civil War costing the federal government a million dollars a day, Edwin M. Stanton proved ideal for the vital cabinet post of secretary of war. In January 1862, he replaced the Inefficient and politically motivated Simon Cameron, who left the department mired in waste and scandal. Stanton immediately brought about an effective reorganization, establishing strict procedures for negotiating war contracts and vigorously Investigating fraudulent ones. Although many officials In Washington found Stanton irascible and arrogant, he maintained good relations with generals in the field, and Lincoln grew to rely upon his precision and vigor in administering the war effort. -- NPG
This daguerreotype of Edwin McMasters Stanton, with his son Edwin Lamson Stanton, was taken between between 1852 and 1855.
The Library of Congress has this Civil-War time photo of Secretary of State Edwin Stanton by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries:
The Library also has this photo of Edwin McMasters Stanton by M.P. Rice, dated c. 1898, in which he seems to have more hair on his head and less gray in his beard. Since Stanton Died in 1869 must have been taken before then.
Edwin Stanton's image appeared in numerous cartoons in his lifetime, this image is taken from a 1913 cartoon entitled Lincoln and His Contemporaries.
Stanton, like Washington, even had the honor of appearing on the $1 bill. Here's Stanton's picture on a Series 1890 $1 Treasury Note. (Wikimedia)
Stanton's grave in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC is marked with a stone obelisk, which he shares with his second wife Ellen Hutchinson Stanton.
Edwin M. Stanton
Born December 19, 1814
Died December 24, 1869
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Ellen H. Stanton
Born September 24, 1830
Died November 17, 1873
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