... and accused them of driving Christians out of business and of aiding and abetting the enemy. Major General Ulysses S. Grant was influenced by these sentiments and issued General Order No. 11 expelling Jews from areas under his ..., are hereby expelled .within twenty-four hours from the receipt of this order." Grant later issued an order "that no Jews are to be permitted to travel on...

... an excuse for federal troops to continue their activities in the South. The organization declined from 1868 to 1870 and was destroyed in the early 1870s by President Ulysses S. Grant's vigorous action under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act). In 1915, a second distinct group was founded using...

... an excuse for federal troops to continue their activities in the South. The organization declined from 1868 to 1870 and was destroyed in the early 1870s by President Ulysses S. Grant's vigorous action under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act). In 1915, a second distinct group was founded using...

... with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." General Ulysses S. Grant had said that if he "thought this was to abolish slavery, I would resign my commission, and offer my sword to the other side." Interesting that "in 1845 with ...

... ol' "Silent Cal"? I think it would be really disgusting if it were Taft. The man got stuck in his bathtub, for God's sake. I don't want to think about it. How about Woodrow Wilson? Hmmm. How about Ulysses S. Grant, when he got really drunk? Any other suggestions?

... at West Point, the fact that tobacco, in every form, was prohibited, and the mere possession of the weed severely punished, made the majority of the cadets, myself included, try to acquire the habit of using it." -Ulysses S. Grant, "Personal Memoirs," 1885