General Orders, No. 11, 1865

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General Orders, No. 11, 1865

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General Orders, No. 11, 1865, were issued by General Gordon Granger as commander of the U. S. Army's Department of Texas and concern Texas citizens' possession of archival material during the Reconstruction era.

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United States. Army. Army. Department of Texas.

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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 description of General Orders, No. 11, 1865 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 7785...

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 Austi...