Visitors will have an opportunity to see the only original copy of General Order No. 3, which declared the end of slavery in Texas, in the Hall of Heroes at Fair Park during the Juneteenth weekend.
— On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger -- who commanded the Headquarters District of Texas -- stood in Galveston and informed the people of Texas that all enslaved Black Americans living in the state were now free.
After Lee's surrender in April 1865 and Granger's arrival months later, Union forces were finally able to overcome the resistance and end the rebellion in Texas. Standing in Galveston Bay, Granger read from General Order No. 3, proclaiming the end of slavery in Texas and informing Texans of the end of the Civil War.
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