Talk:Andrew Johnson

Yes, Johnson was governor of a state (Tennessee) but he was not Governor of Tennessee in the way we understand it: He was not elected, and he did not draw his authority from the state Constitution. He was administrator of the state under martial law--a military governor. It was hoped that Tennessee Tories would flock to one of their own and get the government under the constitution Congress had approved when Tennessee was accepted into the Union up and running again; but that government was not running during Johnson's governorship. Turtle Fan 03:55, 13 January 2009 (UTC)