Military governor of the Fifth Military District

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The Military Governor of the Fifth Military District was a Reconstruction-era U.S. Army command position overseeing military rule and the implementation of federal Reconstruction policies in parts of the former Confederacy, notably Texas and Louisiana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reconstruction-era position
military office
appliesToJurisdiction Fifth Military District
Louisiana
Texas
appointedBy President of the United States
country United States of America
endCause end of formal military Reconstruction in the district
readmission of Texas and Louisiana to full representation in Congress
firstHolder Philip Sheridan
surface form: Philip H. Sheridan
hasAuthorityOver federal troops stationed in the Fifth Military District
state governments of Texas and Louisiana (during Reconstruction)
state militias in Texas and Louisiana (during Reconstruction)
hasRole enforcement of Reconstruction Acts
implementation of federal Reconstruction policies
oversight of military rule in Texas and Louisiana
protection of freedpeople’s rights
removal of obstructive civil officials
supervision of voter registration
support of constitutional conventions in Texas and Louisiana
historicalPeriod post–American Civil War era
legalBasis Reconstruction Acts of 1867
surface form: First Reconstruction Act

Reconstruction Acts of 1867
surface form: Reconstruction Acts of Congress

Reconstruction Acts of 1867
surface form: Second Reconstruction Act

Reconstruction Acts of 1867
surface form: Supplementary Reconstruction Acts
locatedInTime Reconstruction era
militaryRankRequired major general
officeHolder Charles Griffin
Joseph J. Reynolds
Philip Sheridan
surface form: Philip H. Sheridan

Winfield Scott Hancock
partOf Reconstruction era
surface form: Reconstruction military government

United States Army
five military districts created in the former Confederacy
reportsTo General-in-Chief of the United States Army
United States Department of War
surface form: U.S. War Department
responsibleFor ensuring new state constitutions complied with federal requirements
maintaining public order in Texas and Louisiana
overseeing reorganization of civil government
protecting Unionists and freedpeople
seeAlso Fifth Military District
Reconstruction era
surface form: Military Reconstruction

Reconstruction Acts of 1867
surface form: Reconstruction Acts
startTime 1867
territorialExtent former Confederate states of Texas and Louisiana
usedFor enforcing loyalty to the Union in Texas and Louisiana
overseeing Reconstruction elections
supervising the transition from slavery to free labor

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Philip Sheridan positionHeld Military governor of the Fifth Military District