Andrew Johnson was born on December 29 , 1808 in a log cabin in Raleigh
Andrew Johnson served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a democrat from 1843 to 1853
The inauguration was held on April 15 , 1865 following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson implemented his own form of Presidential Reconstruction , directing the seceded states to hold conventions and elections to re-form their civil government
Andrew Johnson was the only Southern senator to remain loyal to the union
After presidency he stayed involved with politics , running unsuccessfully for the U.S. senate and the U.S. house of repersentatives