General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order")
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General Order No. 28 (the New Orleans "Woman Order") was a highly controversial Civil War directive by Union General Benjamin F. Butler that threatened to treat women in Confederate-occupied New Orleans who insulted Union troops as prostitutes under military law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") canonical | 1 |
| New Orleans Woman Order | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") Context triple: [Benjamin F. Butler, issued, General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order")]
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General Order No. 1
General Order No. 1 was the directive issued at the end of World War II that outlined the procedures for the surrender of Japanese forces and the initial occupation arrangements by the Allies.
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Home rule charter of the City of New Orleans
The Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans is the city’s foundational governing document that defines its structure, powers, and responsibilities as a self-governing municipality under Louisiana law.
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Charter of the City of St. Louis
The Charter of the City of St. Louis is the foundational legal document that functions as the city’s constitution, defining its governmental structure, powers, and administrative framework.
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Society of St. Tammany
The Society of St. Tammany was an early New York City fraternal and political organization that evolved into the powerful Democratic Party machine later known as Tammany Hall.
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Orders of Council
Orders of Council are formal legal instruments made by the UK Privy Council to implement or administer government decisions, often under powers delegated by Parliament or the Crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") Target entity description: General Order No. 28 (the New Orleans "Woman Order") was a highly controversial Civil War directive by Union General Benjamin F. Butler that threatened to treat women in Confederate-occupied New Orleans who insulted Union troops as prostitutes under military law.
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A.
General Order No. 1
General Order No. 1 was the directive issued at the end of World War II that outlined the procedures for the surrender of Japanese forces and the initial occupation arrangements by the Allies.
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B.
Home rule charter of the City of New Orleans
The Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans is the city’s foundational governing document that defines its structure, powers, and responsibilities as a self-governing municipality under Louisiana law.
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C.
Charter of the City of St. Louis
The Charter of the City of St. Louis is the foundational legal document that functions as the city’s constitution, defining its governmental structure, powers, and administrative framework.
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D.
Society of St. Tammany
The Society of St. Tammany was an early New York City fraternal and political organization that evolved into the powerful Democratic Party machine later known as Tammany Hall.
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E.
Orders of Council
Orders of Council are formal legal instruments made by the UK Privy Council to implement or administer government decisions, often under powers delegated by Parliament or the Crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War document
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Union Army order ⓘ military order ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Butler’s Woman Order
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New Orleans Woman Order ⓘ Woman Order ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
New Orleans
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occupied New Orleans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benjamin F. Butler
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Department of the Gulf ⓘ Union occupation of New Orleans ⓘ
linked to:
Capture of New Orleans
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| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizedBy |
British press
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Confederate government ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
European public opinion ⓘ French press ⓘ Jefferson Davis ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ |
| effectOnPopulation | chilled open displays of contempt toward Union troops ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | Union military authorities in New Orleans ⓘ |
| genderAspect | explicitly targeted women’s conduct ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Union military occupation government in New Orleans ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most notorious Union orders of the Civil War ⓘ |
| impactOn |
Union–Confederate relations
ⓘ
international perception of Union conduct ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Benjamin F. Butler
ⓘ
Union Army Department of the Gulf ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Gulf
|
| justificationGiven | protection of Union soldiers from public insult ⓘ |
| languageUsed | women insulting Union soldiers would be regarded and held liable to be treated as women of the town plying their avocation ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of harshness of Union occupation in Southern memory ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization | order regulating civilian behavior under martial law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | military law ⓘ |
| locationIssued | New Orleans ⓘ |
| mainProvision | women insulting or showing contempt to Union soldiers could be treated as prostitutes ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
insult to Southern womanhood
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threat of sexualized punishment ⓘ |
| purpose | to deter public insults and contempt toward Union troops ⓘ |
| reason | hostile behavior of many New Orleans women toward Union soldiers ⓘ |
| side | Union ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Confederate propaganda
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Union–Confederate diplomatic exchanges ⓘ historical debate on gender and military occupation ⓘ |
| targetedPopulation | women in New Orleans ⓘ |
| typeOfSanction | threat of being treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation ⓘ |
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Subject: General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") Description of subject: General Order No. 28 (the New Orleans "Woman Order") was a highly controversial Civil War directive by Union General Benjamin F. Butler that threatened to treat women in Confederate-occupied New Orleans who insulted Union troops as prostitutes under military law.
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linked to: General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order")