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General Order No. 3: Media

June 19, 1865, order of U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, primary source

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Gordon Granger
Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, c. 1860–70.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-cwpb-05695)
General Order No. 3, page 1
U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger's June 19, 1865, order informing enslaved African Americans...
National Archives, Washington, D.C. (id # 182778372)
General Order No. 3, page 2
U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger's June 19, 1865, order informing enslaved African Americans...
National Archives, Washington, D.C. (id # 182778372)