Sam Johnson (Tennessee)

Sam Johnson (U.S. National Park Service photo)

Sam Johnson (c. 1830 – after 1901) was a laborer and carpenter who was enslaved by Andrew Johnson from 1842 until 1863. Sam Johnson was also a musician ("He played a violin he made himself that could be heard for a mile around...") and built his own home.[1] In 1928, Andrew Johnson biographer Robert W. Winston described Sam as "Johnson's favorite slave."[2]

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  2. ^ Winston, Robert W. (1928). Andrew Johnson, Plebeian and Patriot. New York: H. Holt and company. p. 103 – via HathiTrust.