The Lincoln Bible

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Eva, in answer to your fourth question, the Radical Republicans in Congress did not appreciate President Johnson's attempt to remove Secretary of War Stanton. Stanton resisted this attempt by barricading himself in his office for several weeks. The Republicans brought this as well as other charges against the president during his impeachment trial. As a side note, Johnson was re-elected Senator from Tennessee late in life, but died in 1875 shortly after his election.