December 17, 1862 in Oxford, Mississippi: General US Grant issues the controversial “General Orders No. 11” Civil War Local History December 17, 1862 in Oxford, Mississippi: General US Grant issues the controversial “General Orders No. 11” Newt Rayburn December 17, 2012 On December 17, 1862 Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued a most controversial directive from his headquarters... Read More Read more about December 17, 1862 in Oxford, Mississippi: General US Grant issues the controversial “General Orders No. 11”
