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General Order No. 11 was a controversial Union Army order issued by Major-General Ulysses S. Grant on December 17, 1862, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. The order expelled all Jews from Grant's military district, comprising areas of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.
As a result, Grant issued his notorious General Order No. 11 on December 17, expelling all Jews who he believed were engaged in trade in his department, including their families. When protests erupted from Jews and non-Jews alike, President Lincoln rescinded the order on January 4, 1863; however, the episode tarnished Grant's reputation.
Late December, Sullivan received General Grant's General Order #11, December 17, 1862, ordering the expulsion of all Jews in his military district. Sullivan refused to execute the order according to Rabbi Isaac Mayer. "He thought he was an officer of the army and not of a church." [3] Four days later, Sullivan was forced to comply. Abraham ...
The Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America is an American Jewish veterans' organization, and the oldest veterans group in the United States. It has an estimated 37,000 members. [91] The Jewish War Veterans were established in 1896. [91] The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. [92] [93]
Chanes characterizes General Order No. 11 as "unique in the history of the United States" because it was the only overtly antisemitic official action of the United States government. [14] Grant apologized when he ran for president in 1868, and as president, 1869-1877, he was quite friendly toward Jews. [15]
General Order No. 11 may refer to: General Order No. 11 (1862), General Ulysses S. Grant's order during the American Civil War that all Jews in his district be expelled. General Order No. 11 (1863), Brigadier General Ewing's order that civilians living in several counties of Missouri be expelled and their lands burned.
General Order No. 11. Headquarters District of the Border, Kansas City, August 25, 1863. 1. All persons living in Jackson, Cass, and Bates counties, Missouri, and in that part of Vernon included in this district, except those living within one mile of the limits of Independence, Hickman's Mills, Pleasant Hill, and Harrisonville, and except those in that part of Kaw Township, Jackson County ...
They could not legally marry. They were human property. Grant's Grand Junction camp is part of the Vicksburg background. The Jewish people were citizens and could vote. Some were Confederates and some were Unionists. The nation was divided. During this time period citizens were obstructing the war. General Orders No. 11 was issued during a war.