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General Order No. 3


General Order No. 3 | American Battlefield Trust

The Civil War ended in the summer of 1865. Union General Gordon Granger and his troops traveled to Galveston, Texas to announce General Order No. 3 on June.

National Archives Safeguards Original 'Juneteenth' General Order

Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. Granger commanded the ...

Juneteenth and General Orders, No. 3 - Galveston Historical ...

Juneteenth and General Orders, No. 3, read on June 19, 1865 and announced that all slaves were free, is one of Galveston's most important ...

General Order No. 3 - Wikipedia

The general order was issued by Union General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, upon arriving at Galveston, Texas, at the end of the American Civil War and two ...

The History of General Order No. 3 and Juneteenth - Time

The order, issued by Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, informed enslaved Texans of their freedom. It has been ...

Emancipation Proclamation & General Order No. 3

The document proclaimed that enslaved people held in areas still in rebellion “are and henceforward shall be free.”

General Orders # 3 - Texas State Library And Archives Commission

No.369,. 1st Session. Part 2. THE. WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE. OFFICIAL RECORDS. OF THE. UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. PUBLISHED UNDER THE ...

Juneteenth General Order | DocsTeach

Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. Granger commanded the Headquarters ...

Conserving a Legacy of Freedom: Preparing General Order No. 3 for ...

The entire volume, opened to General Order No. 3 on its first page, will be on display June 18–20, 2024, with special extended exhibit hours of 10 am to 7 pm.

"General Order No. 3" (June 19, 1865) - Encyclopedia Virginia

“General Order No. 3” (June 19, 1865) ... In this proclamation, issued June 19, 1865 by Union general Gordon Granger, he informs the people of Galveston, Texas, ...

Juneteenth: Understanding Its Origins | Constitution Center

“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This ...

Texas Observes Juneteenth | TSLAC

On that day in 1865 Union Major-General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 to the people of Galveston. It stated: "The people of Texas are informed that, ...

FROM TEXAS; Important Orders by General Granger. Surrender of ...

GRANGER. THE SLAVES ALL FREE. HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF TEXAS, GALVESTON, Texas, June 19, 1865. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 3. -- ...

On this day in Texas history, June 19, 1865: Major General Gordon ...

On this day in Texas history, June 19, 1865: Major General Gordon Granger arrived on the island of Galveston and issued General Order No. 3 ...

Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 - Texas Historical Foundation

Union soldiers finally arrived in Galveston, in June of that year, where General Gordon Granger read “General Order No. 3” that more than ...

Today in History - June 19 | Library of Congress

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the date Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and delivered General Order No. 3 announcing the end ...

Juneteenth: The Army's Role

General Granger's reading of General Orders No.3 in Galveston, Texas on 19 June 1865 symbolized what was gained after five long years of ...

National Archives To Display Emancipation Proclamation and ...

The original Emancipation Proclamation will be on display, along with General Order No. 3, at the National Archives in Washington, DC, from June 18 to 20, 2024.

Juneteenth - General Order No. 3 | East Lansing, MI - Official Website

Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. Granger's troops arrived in Galveston ...

U.S. National Archives Unearths Original Juneteenth Order - NPR

... General Order No. 3 ... General Order No. 3 doesn't use the exalted language of some other documents central to ...