Andrew Johnson telegram, 1865 Aug. 30.

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Andrew Johnson telegram, 1865 Aug. 30.

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Military telegram to Governor W.L. Sharkey of Mississippi refers to the proclamation authorizing restoration of state government.

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Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873

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Born to Patrick Sharkey in Tennessee, William Lewis Sharkey (1797-1873) moved with his family to Mississippi in 1803 and fought at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. After practicing law in Warrenton and Vicksburg, he served in the Mississippi Legislature (1828-1829) and as chief justice of the Mississippi High Court of Errors and Appeals (1832-1851). He then established a law practice in Jackson and served as a U. S. Consul to Cuba. A strong Unionist, Sharkey was app...

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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Andrew Johnson (b. December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina-d. July 31, 1875, Carter's Station, Tennessee) became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. He began his political career in Greenville, Tennessee in 1828. At the time of this letter he was the Democratic senator from Tennessee. Emerson Etheridge was born in Carrituck County, North Carolina. As a representative of Tennes...