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This executive order, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on 1864-03-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Assigning U.S. Grant to the Command of the Armies of the United States." 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 —Assigning U.S. Grant to the Command of the Armies of the United States.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
44
275 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Assigning U.S. Grant to the Command of the Armies of the United States," Abraham Lincoln (Mar 10, 1864). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-assigning-us-grant-the-command-the-armies-the-united-states.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Under the authority of an act of Congress to revive the grade of lieutenant-general in the United States Army, approved February 29, 1864, Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant, United States Army, is assigned to the command of the armies of the United States. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
