Major General Gordon Granger

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Union Army officer holiday human military order

Major General Gordon Granger was a Union Army officer best known for issuing the 1865 order in Galveston, Texas that enforced the Emancipation Proclamation and is commemorated today as Juneteenth.

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Label	Occurrences
Gordon Granger	3
Major General Gordon Granger canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union Army officer ⓘ holiday ⓘ human ⓘ military order ⓘ
allegiance	United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ
awarded	brevet promotions for gallant service ⓘ
birthDate	1821-11-06 ⓘ
birthPlace	Sodus, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	Lexington Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexington, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanded	District of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Reserve Corps of the Army of the Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorates	General Order No. 3 issued by Gordon Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
date	1865-06-19 ⓘ
deathDate	1876-01-10 ⓘ
deathPlace	Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt	United States Military Academy ⓘ
ethnicGroup	White American ⓘ
familyName	Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ
graduationYear	1845 ⓘ
issued	General Order No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryConflict	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank	Major General ⓘ
notableFor	enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas ⓘ issuing General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas ⓘ role in events commemorated as Juneteenth ⓘ
occupation	military officer ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Chattanooga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher	Gordon Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceEnd	1876 ⓘ
serviceStart	1845 ⓘ
stated	that all slaves are free in Texas ⓘ

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Juneteenth announcement of emancipation in Texas → announcedBy → Major General Gordon Granger ⓘ

Department of the Gulf → notableCommander → Major General Gordon Granger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gordon Granger

Battle of Mobile Bay → commander → Major General Gordon Granger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gordon Granger

Battle of Mobile Bay → landCommander → Major General Gordon Granger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gordon Granger