contestada

After serving four years a Vice President under Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin (seen above) was replaced for the Election of 1864
with Andrew Johnson. Why was Hamlin replaced by Lincoln?

Respuesta :

auroratheastronaut20

Answer:

The formal allegation was that he had

violated a new Tenure of Ofhce act in firing

Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton,

attempting to replace him with General U.S.

Grant, hero of the Civil War. Hamlin vowed

he had not been told by Lincoln ofthe plan to

drop him from the ticket in 1864.

Explanation:

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/sns-201411141300--tms--poltodayctnyq-a20141116-20141116-column.html?outputType=amp

Otras preguntas