Freedmen’s Bureau vs. President Andrew Johnson
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West Point graduate Medal of Honor recipient Assistant Commissioner of
Freedmen’s Bureau Ardent supporter of land
distribution to freedmen Fired by President Andrew Johnson
January 16, 1866
Brig. Gen. Rufus Saxton
Freedmen’s Bureau vs. President Andrew Johnson:
Framing the Conflict over Land Distribution
By Kristopher Hiser
The Journey• My Outside
Perspective• The Trouble with
Sources• The Path Narrows:
Freedmen’s Bureau and President Johnson
The Abundant Source Material• Freedmen’s Bureau
Documents• Congressional Globe• Thousands of Letters• Body of Literature
Upon Whom to Focus? • Planters attempting to recover their
land• Freedmen’s Bureau officials• President Johnson• Congress• Freedmen
Johnson vs. Freedmen’s Bureau• Numerous sources• Numerous points of view• President Johnson was most vital opponent• Freedmen’s Bureau was the most ardent
proponent
Brig. Gen. Rufus Saxton“In my opinion this [field]
order [15] of General Sherman is as binding as
statute.”