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 presentation and fellow prosecutor Ben Butler stepped in to read his speech for him. This is the coverage from the April 28, 1868 NY Times of the Stevens summation:

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