Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—General Orders: 18

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Friday, March 15, 1867

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1 min read (114 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 Andrew Johnson on 1867-03-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—General Orders: 18." 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

▪ HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE The President directs that the following change be made, at the request of Major-General Thomas, in the assignment announced in General Orders, No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

114

728 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—General Orders: 18," Andrew Johnson (Mar 15, 1867). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-general-orders-18.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE The President directs that the following change be made, at the request of Major-General Thomas, in the assignment announced in General Orders, No. 10, of March 11, 1867, of commanders of districts, under the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," and of the Department of the Cumberland, created in General Orders, No. 14, of March 12, 1867: Brevet Major-General John Pope to command the Third District, consisting of the States of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama; and Major-General George H. Thomas to command the Department of the Cumberland By command of General Grant: E.D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General .