"Benjamin F. Butler and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson" by Roger T. Zeimet
 

Date of Award

7-1972

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

First Advisor

Frank L. Klement

Abstract

On March 3, 1868, the House of Representatives, a week after approving a resolution which impeached President Andrew Johnson, chose seven of its members to serve as managers at the subsequent trial before the Senate. One of the seven was Benjamin Franklin Butler, a freshman Congressman from Massachusetts. Selection alone for such an important duty demonstrated how Butler's influence went beyond his number of years in the capitol. However, as the trial revealed, his importance was even greater. Long a prominent proponent of impeachment as a means to rid Congress of its main obstacle to dominating reconstruction in the South, he swiftly established himself as the leading figure on the prosecution's team.

Comments

An Essay submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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