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Holly Springs Raid

When: December 20, 1862
Where: Holly Springs, Mississippi
Part of: Event of 1862: General Order No. 11 issued by General Ulysses S. Grant, expelling all Jews from

Confederate troops led by Major General Earl Van Dorn raided Holly Springs, preventing the potential expulsion of more Jews.

On December 20, 1862, three days after Grant's order, Confederate States Army troops led by Major General Earl Van Dorn sprang the Holly Springs Raid. Seventy-two hours after Grant's order was issued, Holly Springs was raided by Van Dorn's army, destroying shops, depots, and warehouses.

Sources

General Order No. 11 (1862) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08

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