General Order No. 28

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General Order No. 28, infamously known as the "Woman Order," was a controversial 1862 directive issued by Union General Benjamin Butler in occupied New Orleans that threatened to treat women showing contempt for Union soldiers as prostitutes.

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Woman Order officialName General Order No. 28
Butler’s Woman Order alsoKnownAs General Order No. 28