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:
NY Times Reviews New Book on John and Jessie Fremont by Steve Inskeep
The New York Times has a review of the new book on the Fremont marriage. John Frémont was the Pathfinder of the West and his…
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…
New Yorker Reviews a New History of an Old Slave Revolt and How It Helped End the International Slave Trade
The New Yorker has an interesting review by Casey Cep of a new book on a slave revolt in Jamaica called Tacky’s Revolt. According to…
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…
Teaching the Civil War Using the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
The blog of the Journal of the Civil War Era is called Muster and it often has interesting posts from scholars of the Civil War…
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…
Was Andrew Johnson Acquitted Because a Senator Was Bribed?
Almost as soon as President Andrew Johnson was acquitted by one vote in his Senate trial for impeachment, accusations were leveled that Johnson’s minions bribed…