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Andrew Johnson
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Political
| December 20, 1861 | The Select Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is seated. | |
| Committee on the Conduct of the War | ||
| March 3, 1862 | Abraham Lincoln appoints Andrew Johnson to be military governor of Tennessee | Tennessee |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| November 8, 1864 | Republican Abraham Lincoln defeats Democrat George McClellan to serve a second term as President of the United States. Andrew Johnson, a unionist from Tennessee is his Vice President | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Election of 1864 | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| March 4, 1865 | Lincoln outlines his second term talking directly to the Confederate people "...with malice toward none; with charity for all..." Andrew Johnson, replacing Henry Hamlin as Vice-president gives a rambling, drunk speech. He had been given too much whiskey as medicine by a doctor. | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech [Full Text] | ||
| April 15, 1865 | Abraham Lincoln dies in a boardinghouse opposite Ford's Theater. Andrew Johnson takes the oath of office. | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| April 24, 1865 | General William T. Sherman [US] learns of President Johnson's rejection of his surrender terms to Joe Johnston. General Grant, who personally delivered the message, orders Sherman to commence operations against Johnson within 48 hours. Sherman is incensed but obeys orders. | North Carolina |
| Joseph E. Johnston | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| May 10, 1865 | President Johnson declares armed resistance at an end | |
| The Civil War | ||
| May 29, 1865 | Andrew Johnson grants a Presidential pardon to those who directly or indirectly aided the Southern war effort. He restored property rights to the South with the exception of slaves. Unlike Lincoln's declaration in December, 1863, Johnson creates an exception for property owners whose holdings total $20,000 dollars or more. | |
| June 10, 1865 | President Johnson appoints William Starkey as provisional governor of Mississippi | Mississippi |
| June 30, 1865 | Andrew Johnson names Benjamin F. Perry provisional governor of South Carolina | South Carolina |
| July 13, 1865 | President Andrew Johnson appoints William Marvin provisional governor of Florida | Florida |
| December 4, 1865 | President Andrew Johnson appoints the Joint Committee on Reconstruction to determine which Southern states are entitled to representation in Congress | |
| August 8, 1867 | President Andrew Johnson demands the resignation of Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War. | |
| February 21, 1868 | President Andrew Johnson removes Edwin Stanton from office and informs the Senate of his actions | |
| Edwin Stanton | ||
| March 13, 1868 | The Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson opens. He is charged with violation of the Tenure of Office Act | |
| May 16, 1868 | The Senate votes 35 guilty, 19 not guilty in the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. It is one vote shy of the necessary 2/3rds majority. | |
| June 25, 1868 | Congress passes congressional representation for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Louisiana over President Andrew Johnson's veto | Alabama Georgia South Carolina Florida North Carolina Louisiana |
| July 19, 1868 | 3rd Reconstruction Act is passed over the veto of President Andrew Johnson | |
| December 25, 1868 | President Andrew Johnson grants amnesty to all who participated in the insurrection or rebellion against the United States. |
Andrew Johnson
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