24 moments

1. Birth in Raleigh

   1808-12-29 · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

   Johnson was born in Raleigh, beginning a life that would take him from tailoring and Tennessee politics to the presidency.

2. Settlement and marriage in Greeneville

   1827-01-01 · Greeneville, Tennessee, United States

   

   After moving west with his family, Johnson established his tailoring business in Greeneville and married Eliza McCardle there. The source supports the year, but not a more precise marriage date.

3. Congressional service in Washington

   1843-01-01 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

   Johnson entered the U.S. House of Representatives and joined the Democratic House majority in Washington. The article's section identifies this period as his U.S. House service beginning in 1843.

4. U.S. Senate service begins

   1857-12-01 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

   

   Johnson came to Washington to begin his first tenure as a U.S. senator from Tennessee.

5. Unionist lobbying in Kentucky

   1861-01-01 · Kentucky, United States

   During congressional recesses in the opening Civil War period, Johnson sought military action to recover East Tennessee. The source gives a broad early-war period rather than dates or a specific Kentucky locality.

6. Unionist lobbying in Ohio

   1861-01-01 · Ohio, United States

   Johnson also spent congressional recesses in Ohio urging Union commanders to undertake an East Tennessee operation. The source gives a broad early-war period rather than dates or a specific Ohio locality.

7. Flight through Cumberland Gap

   1861-06-01 · Cumberland Gap, Kentucky/Tennessee/Virginia, United States

   After Tennessee joined the Confederacy, Johnson fled East Tennessee through Cumberland Gap because he believed remaining would endanger his life. The source places the flight after Tennessee joined the Confederacy in June 1861; the pass lies at the Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia border.

8. Military governorship at Nashville

   1862-01-01 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States

   

   As Lincoln's military governor of Tennessee, Johnson directed Union civil and military policy from Nashville and undertook the city's defense. The article places Johnson's military governorship in 1862–1865; this card uses year-level precision because the quoted passage does not date the activity more narrowly.

9. Washington departure for vice-presidential inauguration

   1865-03-03 · Washington, D.C., United States

   

   Johnson was in Washington on the eve of his vice-presidential inauguration and attended a party held in his honor. The immediately preceding text states that Johnson had traveled to Washington to be sworn into office.

10. Vice-presidential inauguration

    1865-03-04 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Johnson delivered an address in the Senate Chamber before being sworn in as vice president during Lincoln's second inauguration.

11. Presidential oath at Kirkwood House

    1865-04-15 · Kirkwood House, Washington, D.C., United States

    Following Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Johnson took the presidential oath at Kirkwood House. Kirkwood House no longer stands; coordinates identify its historic Pennsylvania Avenue vicinity.

12. Washington's Birthday address

    1866-02-22 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Johnson delivered an impromptu and politically consequential address to supporters assembled at the White House.

13. Swing Around the Circle stop in Chicago

    1866-09-01 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    

    Johnson visited Chicago on his speaking tour and attended the laying of the cornerstone for a Stephen Douglas monument. The itinerary places the Chicago stop on September 7, 1866, but this card uses month precision because the quoted presence evidence does not itself supply the day.

14. Swing Around the Circle stop in Indianapolis

    1866-09-01 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

    

    Johnson attempted to speak in Indianapolis, but a hostile crowd prevented him from finishing. The source establishes the stop but not an explicit calendar date in the quoted sentence.

15. Swing Around the Circle stop in Cleveland

    1866-09-03 · Kennard House site, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

    

    During his national speaking tour, Johnson spoke from the Kennard House balcony in Cleveland amid contentious exchanges with the crowd. The Kennard House no longer stands; coordinates represent central Cleveland.

16. Swing Around the Circle speech in St. Louis

    1866-09-08 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States

    

    Johnson spoke in St. Louis during the Swing Around the Circle, where he again engaged hostile political criticism. The article's narrative says September 9, while its itinerary says September 8; month precision is used because of this internal date conflict.

17. Swing Around the Circle stop in Louisville

    1866-09-11 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States

    

    Johnson visited Louisville as the presidential party traveled east from Indianapolis. The itinerary lists Louisville as a tour stop; the article identifies Johnson as the tour's participant.

18. Johnstown platform-collapse visit

    1866-09-14 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States

    

    Johnson was visiting Johnstown when a temporary platform for his appearance collapsed; he continued with the presidential party to Harrisburg.

19. Post-presidential return to Greeneville

    1869-01-01 · Greeneville, Tennessee, United States

    

    After leaving the presidency, Johnson returned to Greeneville, Tennessee, where he resumed political efforts and acquired a farm. The return followed his departure from office in March 1869; the source does not provide a more precise date.

20. Return to Washington after presidency

    1869-03-04 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    On his final day in office, Johnson departed the White House rather than attend Ulysses S. Grant's inauguration.

21. Senate-election campaign in Nashville

    1875-01-01 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    

    Johnson went to Nashville for the legislative session that elected him back to the U.S. Senate. The source places the Senate balloting between January 20 and January 26, 1875, but does not give Johnson's arrival date.

22. Return to the U.S. Senate

    1875-03-05 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Johnson was sworn in as a U.S. senator, becoming the only former U.S. president to serve in the Senate.

23. Final stop at Mary's farm

    1875-07-28 · Near Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States

    

    While traveling toward Ohio, Johnson paused at the farm of his daughter Mary near Elizabethton, where he suffered the first of the strokes that ended his life. The exact location of Mary's farm is not specified; coordinates represent Elizabethton.

24. Death at the Stover farmhouse

    1875-07-31 · Stover farmhouse, near Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States

    

    Johnson died at the Stover farmhouse near Elizabethton after successive strokes during his attempted journey to Ohio. The source identifies the death site as the Stover farmhouse near Elizabethton; coordinates represent Elizabethton because the farmhouse's exact surviving-site coordinates are not established here.