Congress disapproved of President Johnson’s attempt to fire Secretary of War

President Andrew Johnson tried to remove Edwin Stanton, his Secretary of War, in 1867. Congress opposed the move, arguing that Johnson had violated the Tenure of Office Act, and the dispute became a central reason for his impeachment. Henry Winter Davis and Benjamin Wade were members of Congress, while Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general—not the secretary Johnson tried to fire.

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