Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order

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Monday, March 8, 1869

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1 min read (160 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 Ulysses S. Grant on 1869-03-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Executive Order." 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

▪ All official business which by law or regulations requires the action of the President or Secretary of War will be submitted by the General of the Army to the Secretary of War, and in general all orders from the President or Secretary of War to any portion of the Army, line or staff, will be transmitted through the General of the Army.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

160

956 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order," Ulysses S. Grant (Mar 8, 1869). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-357.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 11. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE The following orders of the President of the United States are published for the information and government of all concerned: WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, March 5, 1869. By direction of the President, General William T. Sherman will assume command of the Army of the United States. The chiefs of staff corps, departments, and bureaus will report to and act under the immediate orders of the General Commanding the Army. All official business which by law or regulations requires the action of the President or Secretary of War will be submitted by the General of the Army to the Secretary of War, and in general all orders from the President or Secretary of War to any portion of the Army, line or staff, will be transmitted through the General of the Army. J. M. SCHOFIELD, Secretary, of War. By command of the General of the Army: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General.