June 19 in American History
Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No. 3: the enslaved people of Texas were free. It came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation — word and Union enforcement had simply not reached the far edge of the Confederacy until then. In 2021 Juneteenth became a federal holiday.
In 1865: Juneteenth. Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No.
Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No. 3: the enslaved people of Texas were free. It came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation — word and Union enforcement had simply not reached the far edge of the Confederacy until then. In 2021 Juneteenth became a federal holiday.
Yes — June 19 marks the anniversary of Juneteenth, dating to 1865. Freedom reaches Galveston — the last enslaved Americans freed.
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