The correct answer is Secretary War Edwin Stanton!!!!!!
The person who was responsible for directing the manhunt of the conspirators and managed the prosecution of those accused is: "Secretary Edwin Stanton" (Option C)
Who is Secretary Edwin Stanton?Secretary Edwin McMasters Stanton was a lawyer and a politician. He served under Abraham Lincoln as his secretary of war during the 1861-1865 civil War.
Stanton was best known for his role in the War and his Union Military Establishment.
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