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This executive order, signed by President Andrew Johnson on 1867-08-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Suspending from Office Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War." 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
▪Sir: By virtue of the power and authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, you are hereby suspended from office as Secretary of War, and will cease to exercise any and all functions pertaining to the same.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
93
518 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Suspending from Office Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War," Andrew Johnson (Aug 12, 1867). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-suspending-from-office-edwin-m-stanton-secretary-war.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War . Sir: By virtue of the power and authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, you are hereby suspended from office as Secretary of War, and will cease to exercise any and all functions pertaining to the same. You will at once transfer to General Ulysses S. Grant, who has this day been authorized and empowered to act as Secretary of War ad interim, all records, books, and other property now in your custody and charge. ANDREW JOHNSON
