Category: Andrew Johnson
General John Logan Demands that Seven Republican Senators Who Voted Against Impeachment Be Expelled from Party
At the same time that the Johnson Impeachment was going on, Republicans were assembling in Chicago for their National Convention. On May 19, 1868 General…
Historian Stephanie McCurry on the Uses of the Johnson Impeachment
Stephanie McCurry, the R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History at Columbia University, has an article on the effects of the failed prosecution of Andrew…
The Senate Votes to Acquit Pres. Johnson on Article 11 of the Articles of Impeachment by One Vote
On May 16, 1868, the Senate voted on whether to convict President Andrew Johnson on the 11th Article of Impeachment. All of the Democrats and…
Video: Historian Elizabeth Varon Discusses the Johnson Impeachment
The Miller Center at the University of Virginia hosted a discussion of the Johnson Impeachment back in 2001. Elizabeth Varon is the historian who held…
Growing Anticipation of a Verdict in Johnson Impeachment Trial-NY Times Predicts Outcome May 11, 1868
The May 11, 1868 NY Times predicted the outcome of the vote in the Senate Trial of Andrew Johnson:
The Impeachment Verdict Will Be Known Immediately Throughout the Land Via Telegraph-May 11, 1868
The miracle of the telegraph would make known the Senate’s verdict in the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson instantaneously. Travelling at the speed of lightning,…
After Both Sides Presented Their Cases For and Against Impeachment the Senate Went Into Secret Session
After the closing arguments by the president’s defense team and the House Managers prosecuting the case, the long-silent Senators had their say. Each of the…
When John Bingham Gave His Impeachment Trial Closing Statement the Audience Burst into Applause
After the evidentiary phase of the Senate Trial of Andrew Johnson was concluded, counsel for both sides were allowed a lot of time to present…
Thad Stevens Too Sick to Deliver His Whole Closing Argument In Impeachment Trial Is Relieved by Ben Butler
April 27, 1868 saw the final speech of Thad Stevens calling for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. The dying Steven was unable to finish his…
Mark Twain: Thad Stevens Was “A Corpse that was Ready for the Shroud” When He Spoke for the Impeachment of Pres. Johnson
Mark Twain was among the writers covering the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson. Twain was not engaged in strict reportage, but he hoped to give…
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