Granger, Gordon, 1822-1876

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Major General Gordon Granger issued General Orders No. 11 on July 22, 1865 from his Galveston Headquarters, just over a month into his command of the Department of Texas. The Orders required Texas citizens to declare and turn over to the occupying Federal Army all state-owned books, archives, and records held in their possession during the Civil War.

From the guide to the General Orders, No. 11 80-31., 1865, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Role Title Holding Repository
Place Name Admin Code Country
Texas
Subject
Archives
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States. Army. Department of Texas
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Birth 1822-11-06

Death 1876-01-10

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