[1] He read law with Tappan & Stanton in Steubenville,[2] and was admitted to the bar and began practice in Ravenna, Ohio.

[2] In 1856, Governor Salmon P. Chase appointed him Ohio Attorney General to replace the deceased Francis D.

[5] His cases as attorney general included the Breslin Treasury defalcation and the Wellington Rescue, where his arguments before the United States Supreme Court were widely celebrated.

[3] Ohio Governor William Dennison named Wolcott to replace the deceased John C. Wright at the Peace Conference of 1861.

[8] I know I ought not to ask it of you, and fear the work will kill you, but I do not know where to look for aid, and if I do not have it now, I must give up myself.Stanton was prophetic, as under the strain of the job, Wolcott's health gave out, leading to his resignation February, 1863.