Who Was President After Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, served from 1861 to 1865. His presidency is widely remembered for his efforts to preserve the Union during the Civil War and his subsequent assassination in April 1865. After Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became the 17th president of the United States.
Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina and served as the senator for Tennessee prior to becoming vice president under President Lincoln. When Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson assumed the role of president for the remaining four months of Lincoln’s term. Johnson accomplished several progressive initiatives throughout his presidency, including measures to assist in the Reconstruction process. He also tried to veto the Reconstruction Acts that granted African Americans greater freedoms, resulting in his impeachment by the House of Representatives in 1868. Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate and left office in 1869.
Johnson was succeeded by Ulysses S. Grant, who served as president from 1869 to 1877. Grant was a career army officer who served with bravery and distinction during the Civil War. During his presidency, Grant supported Reconstruction initiatives, appointed African Americans to various posts within the federal government, and worked to improve the civil rights of African-Americans. Grant also achieved several important foreign policy objectives while in office, including the addition of five states to the Union. Following his presidency, Grant remained an influential figure in American history up until his death in 1885.