HFOTD: 26 May 1868

On this day in 1868, American President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial ends. The result is he is found not guilty by ONE vote. The Radical politicians that emerged after the end of the Civil War and the beginning of reconstruction thought that Johnson would be in line with their beliefs and ideals of the treatment of the South. However, Johnson was not in favor of some of the strict and harsh laws that they wanted to set forth which was one of the reasons they called for his impeachment.


For more information on Andrew Johnson click here, or for more on his impeachment click here.