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Tag Archives: Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson and Jefferson Davis: The Feud
Two Southern legislators, poles apart, bitter enemies. Andrew Johnson: Mechanic Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was arguably the poorest of our Presidents, measured in family position (low) and wealth (even lower). His father, a porter for a small tavern-hotel in Raleigh NC, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson's childhood, Congressman Andrew Johnson, Congressman Jefferson Davis, CSA President Jefferson Davis, early life of Andrew Johnson, early life of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jeffrerson Davis, President Andrew Johnson, President Franklin Pierce, Presidential history, Senator Andrew Johnson, Senator Jefferson Davis, Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Davis
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Andrew Johnson: The Kirkwood Inaugural
Andrew Johnson is one of the most unlikely US Presidents The Unlikely POTUS Beginning with Andrew Jackson in 1828, and into the 20th century, the White House was the home of some of the most unlikely men who ever rose … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson's childhood, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Death of Abraham Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ford's Theater, history, President Andrew Johnson, Presidential history, Secretary of State Seward, Secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Peterson House, US history, VP Andrew Johnson, VP Hannibal Hamlin, White House history, Wisconsin Governor Leonard J. Farwell
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Andrew Johnson: Owning His Cemetery
Andrew and Eliza Johnson AJ: The Turbulent Soul Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) always ranks in the bottom of the POTUS class. It was not always so much what he did or did not do, but more what he “was” as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Andrew Johnson's funeral, Andrew Johnson's political career, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Martha Johnson Patterson, President Andrew Johnson, Presidential history, The Union ticket in 1864, US history, Vice President Andrew Johnson, White House history
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Lincoln and Johnson vs. The Georges of 1864
It wasn’t a shoo-in by any means. The USA in 1864 The Civil War had begun its fourth year. Casualties were huge,with seemingly no end in sight. Nobody was happy. Nobody was winning. But it was not an election year … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Johnson, Copperheads, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, George McClellan, George Pendelton, history, Presidential history, Rep. George Pendleton, The election of 1864, US history, VP Hannibal Hamlin, War Democrats, White House history
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Andrew Johnson: Military Governor of Tennessee
So few nifty stories come up about Andrew Johnson that when they do, they are worth passing along! Legislator Andrew Johnson of Tennessee No President (and that includes Lincoln!) had more hardships in his impoverished childhood than Andy Johnson. His … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Civil War history, Colonel Granville Moody, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Don Carlos Buell, history, Military Governor Andrew Johnson, Nashville TN during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Reverend Granville Moody, Senator Andrew Johnson, The "Fightin' Parson", US history
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Tippecanoe and Lincoln: Coalitions
In 1804, the office of Vice President devolved into one of geopolitical accommodation. Geopolitical Accommodation: After the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the Presidential election of 1800, Aaron Burr became Vice President, according to the premise that … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, John Tyler, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Harrison
Tagged Aaron Burr, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, The Democratic-Republicans, The election of 1840, The National Republicans, The Republican Party, The Union Party of 1864, The Whig Party, Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, US history, VP Aaron Burr, VP Andrew Johnson, VP Hannibal Hamlin, VP John Tyler, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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The Private Sorrow of Eliza McCardle Johnson
First Lady Eliza McCardle Johnson. Quick Bio on Eliza Eliza McCardle (1810-1876) was Tennessee-born and an only child. While most of the American First Ladies were middle-class gentry, if not out-and-out well-to-do, Eliza was likely the poorest of the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Johnson
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Eliza Johnson, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Eliza Johnson, First Lady History, history, Martha Johnson Patterson, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Senator Andrew Johnson, Tennessee politician Andrew Johnson, The children of Andrew Johnson, the sons of Andrew Johnson, The sons of Eliza Johnson, US history, White House history
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Andrew Johnson and Strong Drink
Just about everyone knows of Andrew Johnson’s embarrassing inauguration as Vice President The Embarrassing Inauguration But for those who don’t, the gist of it is… Republican President Lincoln had specifically requested Democrat Andrew Johnson as his running mate in 1864 … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Andrew Johnson
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Johnson, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Governor Andrew Johnson, history, Military Governor of Tennessee, President Abraham Lincoln, Tennessee history, The election of 1864, The inauguration of Andrew Johnson, the sons of Andrew Johnson, The Union ticket, US history, Vice President Andrew Johnson
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Andy Johnson and His Father’s Statue
President Andrew Johnson was barely two when his father died. Jacob Johnson, Hero Jacob Johnson (1778-1812) was poor as a church mouse. Born and raised in Raleigh, NC, he had no education, training or skills. Although he served in the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Johnson, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson's childhood, Andrew Johnson's father, Andrew Johnson's political career, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Jacob Johnson, President Andrew Johnson, Presidential history, The death of Jacob Johnson, US history, White House history
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Johnson, Grant and the Big Parade
Mid-March through Mid-May, 1865 were fraught with events March 1865 With General Ulysses Grant squeezing the Rebel Army even tighter in Petersburg, VA, and General William Sherman marching his vast army up the eastern coast, everyone knew that the end … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Admiral David Porter, American history, Andrew Johnson, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George A. Custer, General George Meade, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, George Gordon Meade, Grand Review of the Armies in 1865, history, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, Presidential history, The Parade of the Union Army in 1865, Ulysses Grant, US history, William T. Sherman
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