“Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive.”
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On the recordAugust 25, 1867
On being relieved from the command of the Department of the Missouri by Major-General P. H. Sheridan, Major-General Hancock will proceed directly to New Orleans, La., and, assuming the command to which he is hereby assigned, will, when necessary to a faithful execution of the laws, exercise any and all powers conferred by acts of Congress upon district commanders and any and all authority pertaining to officers in command of military departments.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee
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