Sunday 12 February 2017

General Grant's anti-Semitic "Blemish"

From RRW

After the war, Grant transcended his anti-Semitic reputation. He carried the Jewish vote in the presidential election of 1868 and named several Jews to high office. But General Order No. 11 remains a blight on the military career of the general who saved the Union.

General Grant's Infamy

Also see
General Order No. 11 (1862) - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Order_No._11_(1862)

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