What Was General Order 11

question 66

Multiple Choice

What was General Order 11?

• A) an order issued by Grant, freeing all slaves in South Carolina
• B) an order issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in the United States
• C) an order issued by Lincoln, threatening retaliation for the mistreatment of black soldiers by Confederate forces
• D) an order issued by Lee, threatening to kill all black prisoners of war held by the South

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