@BarelyEagle @justnormalkorean > Never forget, Gen. Order 11 could have easily escalated into a full blown American pogrom if Gay-braham Lincoln didn't step in.

Grant also wanted to ban what he deemed a "usurious, repugnant race of carpetbaggers," from the military and government. Later justifying his actions before a military tribunal, stating "The Israelites especially must be kept out, they are such an insufferable nuisance."