Saturday, December 17, 2022
On this day in 1862, Major-General Ulysses S. Grant issued this order that included a demand that all Jews leave the military district in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. Grant wanted to end the black market of Southern cotton, which he believed was run by Jewish traders. A huge public outcry ensued, forcing President Lincoln to revoke this order. Grant later apologized.
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