Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a
Johnson, c. 1870–1875
Johnson's birthplace and childhood home, located at the Mordecai Historic Park in Raleigh, North Carolina
"Andrew Johnson's Indenture" (Asheville News, August 20, 1869, Page 4)
Locket portraits of Andrew and Eliza (McCardle) Johnson, created 1840s
Thaddeus Stevens was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican factio
Stevens c. 1860–1868
Stevens's home and law office on Queen Street, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Southern view of the proposed compromises of 1860 and 1861, with "Dr. North" (Stevens) proposing to cut the South's legs off using a constitutional amendment. Stevens actually opposed such measures.
Stevens in a thoughtful pose