Executive Order 45 From Abraham Lincoln May 1, 1862
This framed display features a historical U.S. Senate document from May 1, 1862, concerning the controversial arrest of Brigadier General Stone, along with a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln.
Document itself 5 3/4 x 9 inches
Frame measures 16 1/2 x 13 3/4
Staining on document as shown
"Official Executive Document No. 45".
Content: The message is a response from President Lincoln to a Senate resolution of April 21, in relation to the "arrest of Brigadier General Stone". Lincoln states the general was arrested and imprisoned under presidential authority "for the public safety", and assures the Senate that Stone will be afforded every facility for his defense by the War Department.
Historical Context: Brigadier General Charles P. Stone was arrested in February 1862 after the Union defeat at the Battle of Ball's Bluff. Though the primary blame lay with another officer who died in the battle, Stone became the scapegoat for the Union defeat and was imprisoned without charges for over six months, a controversial episode involving the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.
Date: The document is dated May 1, 1862, from the Executive Mansion in Washington, and was read in the Senate and ordered to lie on the table and be printed on May 2.
Display Information
The items are housed in a decorative frame with a plaque at the bottom identifying the document and date.
This framed display features a historical U.S. Senate document from May 1, 1862, concerning the controversial arrest of Brigadier General Stone, along with a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln.
Document itself 5 3/4 x 9 inches
Frame measures 16 1/2 x 13 3/4
Staining on document as shown
"Official Executive Document No. 45".
Content: The message is a response from President Lincoln to a Senate resolution of April 21, in relation to the "arrest of Brigadier General Stone". Lincoln states the general was arrested and imprisoned under presidential authority "for the public safety", and assures the Senate that Stone will be afforded every facility for his defense by the War Department.
Historical Context: Brigadier General Charles P. Stone was arrested in February 1862 after the Union defeat at the Battle of Ball's Bluff. Though the primary blame lay with another officer who died in the battle, Stone became the scapegoat for the Union defeat and was imprisoned without charges for over six months, a controversial episode involving the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.
Date: The document is dated May 1, 1862, from the Executive Mansion in Washington, and was read in the Senate and ordered to lie on the table and be printed on May 2.
Display Information
The items are housed in a decorative frame with a plaque at the bottom identifying the document and date.
