Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn into the office of president on April 15, 1865, following the assassination (murder) of President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865; see entry in volume 2). The Civil War (1861-65) was over, and the task of reuniting the...

Born December 29, 1808Raleigh, North Carolina Died July 31, 1875Carter's Station, Tennessee President, politician, and tailor Andrew Johnson. . "[Most,]...

Born December 29, 1808 Raleigh, North Carolina Died July 31, 1875 Greeneville, Tennessee Seventeenth president of the United States Became the first president to face impeachment when Congress disagreed with his Reconstruction...

(born December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.—died July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tennessee) 17th president of the United States (1865–69), who took office upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln during the closing...

(b. December 29, 1808; d. July 31, 1875) Seventeenth president of the United States (1865–1869); first chief executive to be impeached. Andrew Johnson, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, grew up in impoverished circumstances. In 1826, he and...

(born Dec. 29, 1808, Raleigh, N.C., U.S.—died July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tenn.) 17th president of the U.S. (1865–69). Born in poverty, he never attended school, and he taught himself to read and write. After a short apprenticeship...

For other persons of the same name, see Andrew Johnson (disambiguation). Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31 1875) was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination of Abraham...