General Order No. 3
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General Order No. 3 was the U.S. Army directive issued in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, that publicly proclaimed the freedom of enslaved people in Texas and gave rise to the Juneteenth holiday.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
military order ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | enslaved African Americans in Texas ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Gordon Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivedIn | U.S. National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHoliday | Juneteenth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Documents related to slavery in the United States
ⓘ
Reconstruction era document ⓘ United States military orders ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Juneteenth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateIssued | 1865-06-19 ⓘ |
| declared | freedom of enslaved people in Texas ⓘ |
| documentType | general order ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Union Army forces in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent state-level emancipation enforcement measures in Texas ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked effective end of slavery for many people in Texas
ⓘ
triggered widespread celebrations among newly freed people in Texas ⓘ |
| implemented | Emancipation Proclamation in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | origin of Juneteenth celebrations ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Major General Gordon Granger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Emancipation Proclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryDepartment | Department of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderNumberWithinDepartment | 3 ⓘ |
| placeIssued | Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to announce and enforce emancipation in Texas ⓘ |
| readPubliclyIn | Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| readPubliclyOn | 1865-06-19 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Emancipation Proclamation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statedThat |
all slaves are free in Texas
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former masters and slaves have absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property ⓘ freed people should not be idle in towns ⓘ freed people should not collect at military posts ⓘ freed people should remain at their present homes and work for wages ⓘ the connection between former masters and slaves becomes that between employer and hired labor ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emancipation
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military governance of Texas ⓘ |
| timeElapsedSinceEmancipationProclamation | about two and a half years ⓘ |
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