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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…
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…
April 21, 1868 A Southern Newspaper Assesses the Evidentiary Phase of the Johnson Impeachment Trial
President Johnson’s defense rested on April 18, 1868. As the two legal teams prepared their closing statements, newspapers around the country weighed in with their…
The Fight Over Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Was a Fight for the Future of the United States Says Annette Gordon-Reed
Smithsonian has an interesting article by National Book Award winner Annette Gordon-Reed on the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. You can read the article here. From…
Ben Butler Warns that Delaying Conclusion of the Impeachment Trial Plays Into the Hands of Ku Klux Klan
After Generals Thomas and Sherman testified in the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson, the president’s lead counsel Henry Stanbery took ill. The defense requested a…
The Impeachment Polka: Literally Dancing Through the Senate Trial
The most talked-about event of the first-half of 1868 was the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Why not cash in by turning impeachment into a dance…
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