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This executive order, signed by President Andrew Johnson on 1868-02-12, 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —General Orders: 10.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
165
1,082 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.6
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 (Feb 12, 1868). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-general-orders-10-0.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE The following orders are published for the information and guidance of all concerned: EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. C., February, 12, 1868. General U. S. GRANT. Commanding Armies of the United States, Washington, D. C. GENERAL: You will please issue an order creating a military division, to be called the Military Division of the Atlantic, to be composed of the Department of the Lakes, the Department of the East. and the Department of Washington, and to be commanded by Lieutenant-General William T. Sherman, with his headquarters at Washington. Until further orders from the President, you will assign no officer to the permanent command of the Military Division of the Missouri. Respectfully, yours, ANDREW JOHNSON. Major-General P. H. Sheridan, the senior officer in the Military Division of the Missouri, will temporarily perform the duties of commander of the Military Division of the Missouri, in addition to his duties of department commander. By command of General Grant: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General.
