Question

Where was General Order Number 3 issued?

Answer 1

General Order Number 3 was issued in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. This order was part of the announcement of the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, which occurred two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. The order was delivered by Union Major General Gordon Granger and is now commemorated annually as Juneteenth.