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Abraham Lincoln volunteered in the Illinois Militia and was elected Captain during the Black Hawk War. He never saw combat and served only around three months, from April 21, 1832 until July 10, 1832.

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Yes, he served briefly in the Navy as a lieutenant commander, winning a Silver Star in the South Pacific.

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Andrew Johnson served in the United States Army as a Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He was appointed as Military Governor of Tennessee in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln.

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Did Andrew Johnson fight in the civil war?

No, Andrew Johnson did not fight in the Civil War. He was a senator from Tennessee, and the only southern senator to stay faithful to the Union. He would become the military governor of Union controlled Tennessee in 1862 but was a civilian.


What wars did Andrew Johnson fight in?

Andrew Johnson was not in the military. After the North recaptured Tennessee, Lincoln appointed Johnson military governor of Tennessee and he was given the rank of brigadier general while in that position.


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Andrew Johnson was the vice-president of the United States which was known as the Union side in the Civil War.


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The President was Andrew Johnson of Tennessee.


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