edwin stanton is one of the great american heroes. one thing i love about the tv show is the real stanton is portrayed. edwin stanton not only investigated the lincoln murder, he questioned witnesses he deployed detectives to the field. he had other things to do. also, he had to help win the civil war. the war was not over. confederate armies were still in the field. yes, robert kelly had surrendered at appomattox. joe johnston still had his army north carolina. kirby smith had his army in texas. so the war was by no means over or one. and then stanton had to organize the wonderful and majestic funeral procession for abraham lincoln that, took him through all the major cities of the north and the journey back to springfield. so stanton had to hunt the lincoln assassins, get john wilkes booth, find the conspirators, fight and win the civil war, and organize the national tribute to abraham lincoln. so stanton is a great american hero, so overlooked. one of the best things about the show is stan is finally given his due in american histo