Historical Photograph: Impeachment Committee- Gen. John A. Logan, Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, Pa., Hon. Thomas Williams, Pa., Hon. James A. Wilson, Iowa

Johnson Impeachment & the End of His Presidency

Historical Photograph: Impeachment Committee- Gen. John A. Logan, Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, Pa., Hon. Thomas Williams, Pa., Hon. James A. Wilson, Iowa

c. 1868

Historical Photograph

DocsTeach presents an 1868 black and white historical photograph that depicts the impeachment managers for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson (D-TN)--who became the 17th President of the United States after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865.

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DocsTeach (Contributor: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Office, National Archives)

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