Person

Andrew Johnson

17th president of the United States who led the federal government during the early years of Reconstruction after the Civil War.

Status: draft
Entity Type: person
Start Date: 29 Dec 1808
End Date: 31 Jul 1875

Summary

Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States and the first president after Lincoln's assassination.

Historical role

He matters here because his presidency shaped the earliest struggle over Reconstruction, federal authority, and the reintegration of the former Confederate states.

Connections

Useful for linking postwar politics, Reconstruction, and the constitutional aftermath of the Civil War.