I think the text the paper reprinted in the General Order 3 that was read out loud by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger when he reached Galveston: https://foun
I think the text the paper reprinted in the General Order 3 that was read out loud by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger when he reached Galveston: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-05-02-0415



