Gordon Granger
Gordon Granger | |
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Gordon Granger, photo taken during American Civil War | |
| Born | November 6, 1821 Joy, New York, US |
| Died | January 10, 1876 (aged 54) Santa Fe, New Mexico, US |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1845–1876 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Army of Kentucky IV Corps XIII Corps Department of Texas District of New Mexico |
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Gordon Granger (November 6, 1821 – January 10, 1876) was a career U.S. Army officer, and a Union general during the American Civil War, where he distinguished himself at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Granger is best remembered for his part in the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battle of Chattanooga and for issuing General Order No. 3 on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, further informing residents of, and enforcing, Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation which set all Confederate states' slaves free on January 1, 1863. Since 2021, June 19 has been commemorated by the federal holiday of Juneteenth.