Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Andrew Johnson became the 17th president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, on Apr. 15, 1865. As president he was the focal point of a struggle over how to restore the Union after the Civil War. The contest over Reconstruction became so bitter that he was impeached by the House of Representatives and tried before the U.S. Senate, which ultimately found him not guilty of the charges. Johnson was born in Raleigh, N.C., on Dec. 29, 1808. His family, already poor, was left destitute by the death of his father 4 years later. The links included herein relate specifically to the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site.