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Issuance of General Order No. 11

Name: Issuance of General Order No. 11
Start: 1862-12-17
Location: Grant's military district

When: December 17, 1862
Where: Grant's military district
Part of: Event of 1862: General Order No. 11 issued by General Ulysses S. Grant, expelling all Jews from

Grant issued General Order No. 11 on December 17, 1862, expelling Jews as a class from his military district to curb corruption and illicit trade.

Grant issued the order in an effort to reduce corruption among Union soldiers and stop the illicit trade in Southern-produced cotton, which he perceived as being run mostly by Jews and other unprincipled traders. The order expelled all Jews from Grant's military district, comprising areas of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

Sources

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

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