Who had a reconstruction plan than put the south in a milatary state and aimed to punish them because of succession?

The reconstruction plan that placed the South under military rule and aimed to punish it for secession was implemented during the Radical Reconstruction period, primarily associated with Congress and leaders like Thaddeus Stevens. This approach involved the Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867, which divided the South into military districts governed by Union generals. The goal was to enforce civil rights for freed slaves and ensure political compliance from Southern states, reflecting a desire to hold the South accountable for the Civil War.