May 29, 1866
The President with profound sorrow announces to the people of the United States the death of Winfield Scott, the late Lieutenant-General of the Army. On the day which may be appointed for his funeral the several Executive Departments of the Government will be closed.
The heads of the War and Navy Departments will respectively give orders for paying appropriate honors to the memory of the deceased.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Andrew Johnson, Executive Order Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/202556