Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Andrew Johnson

In 2025, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site completed a project to replace the slate shingles on the roofs of two historic structures in Andrew Johnson National Cemetery. The lodge and stable buildings, constructed between 1907 and 1908, are still important to the operation and appearance of the national cemetery. The park replaced the original shingles, following preservation standards to replicate the historic appearance of the structures.

The Andrew Johnson National Cemetery was administered by the War Department until 1942, when it was designated a National Monument and transferred to the NPS. The cultural landscape includes historic features from the two periods of significance associated first with the use of the land by the Johnson family as a burial ground and the establishment and later the development of the National Cemetery by the War Department.

Andrew Johnson Inauguration

The somber aftermath of Civil War battles introduced Americans--North and South--to death on an unprecedented scale and of an unnatural kind, often ending in an unmarked grave far from home. Neither individuals, nor institutions, nor governments were prepared to deal with death on such a massive scale, for never before or since have we killed so many of our own. The Civil War revolutionized the American military's approach to caring for the dead, leading to our modern cult

This finding aid describes the Ernest A. Connally Papers, part of the NPS History Collection.

This finding aid describes the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Southest Region Collection, part of the NPS History Collection.

This finding aid describes the Vera B. Craig Papers, part of the NPS History Collection.

Mary Clemmer Ames' book Ten Years in Washington, was first published in 1874. The book is an engaging account of the notable buildings and agencies centered in the nation’s capital, and the people whose activities breathed life into them. Read excerpts from her book which include First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady Lucretia Garfield among others.