With the dealmaking , Johnson was confident of the result in advance of the verdict , and in the days leading up to the ballot , newspapers reported that Stevens and his Radicals had given up . On May 16 , the Senate voted on the 11th article of impeachment , accusing Johnson of firing Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office of Act once the Senate had overturned his suspension . 35 senators voted " guilty " and 19 " not guilty " , and thus the Senate fell short by a single vote of the two-thirds majority required for conviction under the Constitution . Seven Republicans — Senators Grimes , Ross , Trumbull , William Pitt Fessenden , Joseph S. Fowler , John B. Henderson , and Peter G. Van Winkle — joined their Democratic colleagues in voting to acquit the president . After the vote , the Senate adjourned for the Republican National Convention , which nominated Grant for president . The Senate returned on May 26 and voted on the second and third articles , with identical 35 – 19 results . Faced with those results , Johnson 's opponents gave up and dismissed proceedings . Stanton " relinquished " his office on May 26 , and the Senate subsequently confirmed Schofield as Secretary of War When Johnson renominated Stanbery to return to his position as Attorney General after his service as a defense manager , the Senate refused to confirm him
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Presidency of Andrew Johnson