| Birth: | Apr. 4, 1792 | | Death: | Aug. 11, 1868 | 
Equal Rights Congressman. As leader of the Radical Republicans, Thaddeus Stevens pressured Lincoln to free the slaves and then pushed through the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, and the 14th Amendment, protecting the freed slaves. His struggle against slavery included the imposing of Reconstruction on the South and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. He is acknowledged as the most powerful congressman in U.S. history.
Search Amazon for Thaddeus Stevens | | | Burial:
Shreiner's Cemetery
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 982 |
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