Andrew Johnson actually said...

"A person forced into the rebel service by conscription or under a paramount authority which he could not safely disobey, and who would not have entered such service if left to the free exercise of his..."

"The board of registration have no authority to administer any other oath to the person applying for registration than this prescribed oath."

"The applicant for registration must be a citizen of the State and of the United States, and must be a resident of a county or parish included in the election district."

"No one who has been disfranchised for participation in any rebellion against the United States or for felony committed against the laws of any State or of the United States can take this oath."