Claim: Andrew J. Applegate was Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alabama, serving during Reconstruction, from August 13, 1868 – August 21, 1870 under govenor William Hugh Smith.
Evidence: The Reconstruction era, the period in  American history that lasted from 1863 to 1877 following the American Civil War (1861–65), marked a significant chapter in the history of  civil rights in the United States.