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Johnson, Eliza | Marriage Date: 5-17-1827

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Andrew Johnson was a congressman from Tenessee and a supporter of the Union, even though he was from a state that had strong secession leanings. After the assassination of President Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became President. For the people who plotted to assassinate President Lincoln and other officials, President Andrew Johnson refused to hear any pleas of clemency.

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Biography: 
Andrew Johnson was a congressman from Tenessee and a supporter of the Union, even though he was from a state that had strong secession leanings. After the assassination of President Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became President. For the people who plotted to assassinate President Lincoln and other officials, President Andrew Johnson refused to hear any pleas of clemency.
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Book or Monograph Title: 
Ecstatic Nation Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise 1848-1877
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Brenda Wineapple
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
HarperCollins
Year: 
2013
ISBN: 
978-0-06-123457-6
Citation Notes: 
Details of Johnson's political career found herein.
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