In 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered every Jew in his military district covering a large section of the central Southern states to leave within 24 hours.

As Union General Ulysses S. Grant pushed southward from Tennessee into Oxford, Mississippi, in December 1862, he felt the ...

1822–85 Ohio General in Chief of the Union Army and U.S. President. Ulysses S. Grant rose from comparative obscurity to become general in chief of the Union army late in the war, securing ...

The Civil War general, who would go down in history for his “March to the Sea,” became close friends with the future President Grant during the war, writing, “From the day I reported to him ...

Beginning next year, April 27 will be celebrated as Ulysses S. Grant Day in the iconic Civil War general's home state of Ohio after legislation creating the recognition cleared the Legislature on ...

Why Union General Ulysses S. Grant Issued an Order to Expel Jews From Certain Confederate States During the Civil War An attempt to cut down on the illegal cotton trade, Grant’s decision ...