Saturday, May 19, 2012

Military Governor of Tennessee


WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. – Hon. Andy Johnson has been formerly appointed Military Governor of Tennessee, with all power and authority pertaining to that office – to continue during the pleasure of the President of until the loyal inhabitants of that State shall inaugurate a government in accordance with the Constitution of the United States.

It was necessary to give him a military appointment in order to give him the executive powers of the State and hence the President nominated him, and to-day the Senate confirmed the nomination.

The present government of Tennessee being an usurpation every proper encouragement will through the military government, be given the loyal people to assume control.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 8, 1862, p. 3

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