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This executive order, signed by President Andrew Johnson on 1868-03-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—General Orders: 17." 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: 17.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
59
383 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—General Orders: 17," Andrew Johnson (Mar 28, 1868). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-general-orders-17.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE By direction of the President of the United States, Major-General W. S. Hancock is relieved from command of the Fifth Military District and assigned to command of the Military Division of the Atlantic, created by General Orders, No. 10, of February 12, 1868. By command of General Grant: E, D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General.
