hated Jews?
He sure acted that way. The following is an article that goes into more detail. I'll provide the link for the entire article and print out the beginning of the article:
http://atljewishtimes55.1upprelaunch.com/main.asp?SectionID=108&SubSectionID=243&ArticleID=68873/4/2011 1:45:00 PM
Grant's General Order No. 11 most anti-Semitic in American history
Jason Butt
Staff Writer
On Dec. 17, 1862, then-Gen. Ulysses S. Grant issued Order No. 11, which expelled all Jews from the military district he serviced.
Jews living in areas of Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi, many of whom had previously served in the Union Army, were forced to leave their homes as a result of the order. Grant singled out Jewish people in his order in an effort to halt ongoing cotton trading between the North and the South.
Some of the participants in this trade were Jewish immigrants who had come to the United States during the war and were looking for means to make a living. President Abraham Lincoln eventually overturned the order as Jewish merchants dispatched a telegram to the White House, and later met with Lincoln himself.
This order is regarded as the most anti-Semitic act performed in American history.
