2020-07 2 sessions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/23/2020
Carte de visite of President Andrew Johnson, seated in chair, no backmark. Rounded corners. Very good condition. Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, coming to office as the Civil War concluded. He favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union without protection for the former slaves. This led to conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representatives in 1868. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote. His main accomplishment as president was the Alaska purchase. .
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