Andrew Johnson Seventeenth President

Andrew Johnson and Family Member's Grave's

I would say Andrew Johnson was a very simple man next to Harry Truman. With no real formal education he made his living as a tailor. Some of you may think that he was impeached because of his way of doing this in Washington, but it wasn't him it was the Congress that didn't like the way he did things after the death of Abraham Lincoln. His body was  wrapped in a American flag and a copy of the Constitution was put under his head after he died per his wishes. Other members of his family are buried around him in the fenced in area.

Statue Of Andrew Johnson Across The Street From Visitor Center and Close Up On Andrew Johnson Grave

Note:

Andrew Johnson also served as the sixteenth Vice President to Abraham Lincoln from March 4, 1865 to April 15, 1865. Click here to learn more about Andrew Johnson's Vice President bust

Andrew Johnson never had a Vice President. Click Here For Vice President Schuyler Colfax

Facts About Andrew Johnson:

Johnson was drunk at his inauguration for Vice President.(His doctor had prescribed him some alcoholic medicine)

He was the only president elected to U.S. Senate after his presidential term

Andrew Johnson was a self-educated tailor. He is the only President who made his own clothes as well as his cabinet's

He didn't make an inaugural address

He was the first president to be visited by a queen. Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands came to America on August 14, 1866

Johnson was buried beneath a willow he had planted himself with a shoot taken from a tree at Napolean's tomb. His head was rested on a copy of the Constitution

Nickname: Tennessee Tailor

Last Words: Unknown

Cause of Death: Paralysis (stroke)

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site