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==Career==

==Career==

Johnson, a poor boy from North Carolina, became a tailor in Tennessee, and rose steadily in the ranks of the Democratic party. As a U.S. Senator he was the most prominent southerner to remain with the Union when the Confederacy was formed in 1861, was a highly visible "War Democrat." Lincoln appointed him military governor of Tennessee, 1862-64, as he worked vigorously to suppress the rebellion. In 1864 he was Lin con's running-mate on the "Union Party" ticket, set up to attract War Democrats.  

Johnson, a poor boy from North Carolina, became a tailor in Tennessee, and rose steadily in the ranks of the Democratic party. As a U.S. Senator he was the most prominent southerner to remain with the Union when the Confederacy was formed in 1861, was a highly visible "War Democrat." Lincoln appointed him military governor of Tennessee, 1862-64, as he worked vigorously to suppress the rebellion. In 1864 he was Lincoln's running-mate on the "Union Party" ticket, set up to attract War Democrats.  

==Reconstruction==

==Reconstruction==

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[[Category:United States History]]

[[Category:Reconstruction]]

[[Category:Reconstruction]]