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Civil War Monitor’s Five Essential Books on Sherman’s March to the Sea
Civil War Monitor has been putting out lists of the best books on a variety of Civil War-related topics lately. Here is its list of…
Ben Butler’s Conduct of Impeachment Questioning “A Disgraceful Spectacle”: New York Times
On April 13, 1868 The NY Times carried this article on the questioning of Gen. Lorenzo Thomas during the Johnson Impeachment Trial by House Manager…
The Day of the Two Generals: Impeachment Testimony of Sherman and Thomas
On April 11, 1868, the flagging public interest in the Senate’s Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson was revived as two generals, Lorenzo Thomas and William…
January 13 1868 The Senate Refuses Consent to Johnson’s Removal of War Sec. Stanton
In 1867 Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act which required the president to seek the consent of the Senate prior to dismissing any government…
Andrew Johnson Breaks With His Generals: Grant and Sherman on Guard January 1868
In December 1867, President Andrew Johnson sent a message to Congress explaining his reasons for suspending Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in apparent defiance of…
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