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Expulsion from Paducah

When: after December 17, 1862
Where: Paducah, Kentucky
Part of: Event of 1862: General Order No. 11 issued by General Ulysses S. Grant, expelling all Jews from

The order was fully implemented in Paducah, Kentucky, where thirty Jewish families were forcibly expelled from the city.

Although delayed by Van Dorn's raid, Grant's order was fully implemented in Paducah, Kentucky, where thirty Jewish families were forcibly expelled from the city. A group of Jewish merchants who were expelled from Paducah, led by Cesar Kaskel, sent a telegram to President Lincoln condemning the order.

Sources

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

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