January 4, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln directed General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck to order Major General Ulysses S. Grant to rescind his controversial General Order
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The Jewish Exclusion Order
December 17, 1862 – Major General Ulysses S. Grant issued a highly controversial order from his headquarters at Holly Springs, Mississippi. Commanders in Grant’s Department
Federals and Confederates Maneuver in Mississippi
October 16, 1862 – Confederates reorganized their command structure in Mississippi, Major General Ulysses S. Grant was given new Federal responsibilities, and a secret mission