Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—General Orders: 10

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Monday, March 11, 1867

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1 min read (165 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Andrew Johnson on 1867-03-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—General Orders: 10." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ In pursuance of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," the President directs the following assignments to be made: First District, State of Virginia, to be commanded by Brevet Major-General J.

▪ The powers of departmental commanders are hereby delegated to the above-named district commanders.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

165

1,125 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—General Orders: 10," Andrew Johnson (Mar 11, 1867). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-general-orders-10.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE II. In pursuance of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," the President directs the following assignments to be made: First District, State of Virginia, to be commanded by Brevet Major-General J. M. Schofield. Headquarters, Richmond, Va. Second District, consisting of North Carolina and South Carolina, to be commanded by Major-General D. E. Sickles. Headquarters, Columbia, S.C. Third District, consisting of the States of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, to be commanded by Major-General G. H. Thomas. Headquarters, Montgomery, Ala. Fourth District, consisting of the States of Mississippi and Arkansas, to be commanded by Brevet Major-General E. O. C. Ord. Headquarters, Vicksburg, Miss. Fifth District, consisting of the States of Louisiana and Texas, to be commanded by Major-General P. H. Sheridan. Headquarters, New Orleans, La. The powers of departmental commanders are hereby delegated to the above-named district commanders. By command of General Grant: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General .