--- title: Death of Andrew Johnson author: Currier & Ives source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21996/death-of-andrew-johnson/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 2026-08-06 --- # Death of Andrew Johnson _Authored by Currier & Ives_ ## Image File [![Death of Andrew Johnson](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21996.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21996.jpg) ## Image Caption *[Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of the Hon. Andrew Johnson: U.S. Senator from Tennessee and Ex-President of the United States*, lithographic print by Currier & Ives, 1875. After the assassination of President [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) Lincoln in the spring of 1865, Andrew Johnson, his vice president, assumed the office. Although Johnson had made the punishment of the secessionist Confederates a common theme in his rhetoric, his postbellum actions as president, including near-blanket amnesty for ex-rebels and the vetoing of civil rights legislation for freedmen, led to a permanent rift with Congress, and in 1868 he became the first president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Seven years later, Johnson re-entered political life as an elected official when Tennessee sent him back to the Senate, but his return to the capitol was cut short after he suffered a series of sudden strokes and died. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ## Cite This Work ### APA Ives, C. &. (2026, August 06). Death of Andrew Johnson. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Ives, Currier &. "Death of Andrew Johnson." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 06, 2026. . ### MLA Ives, Currier &. "Death of Andrew Johnson." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Aug 2026, . ## License & Copyright The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91794971/) by [**Currier & Ives**](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91794971/). Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 06 August 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.