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Gordon Granger

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Gordon Granger

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.

Infobox

Born
(1821-11-06)November 6, 1821Joy, New York, US
Died
January 10, 1876(1876-01-10) (aged 54)Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Place of burial
Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky, US
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Army (Union Army)
Years of service
1845–1876
Rank
Major general
Commands
Army of KentuckyIV CorpsXIII CorpsDepartment of TexasDistrict of New Mexico
Battles / wars
mw- li Mexican–American War Battle of Contreras Battle of Churubusco Battle of Chapultepec American Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek Battle of New Madrid Siege of Corinth Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Mobile Bay Battle of Fort Blakeley
Service years
1845–1876

Tables

· Dates of rank
Insignia
Rank
Date
Component
Brevet Second Lieutenant
July 1, 1845
2nd Infantry
Brevet Second Lieutenant
July 17, 1846
Mounted Rifles
Second Lieutenant
May 29, 1847
Mounted Rifles
Brevet First Lieutenant
August 20, 1847
Regular Army
Brevet Captain
September 13, 1847
Regular Army
First Lieutenant
May 24, 1852
Mounted Rifles
Captain
May 5, 1861
Mounted Rifles
Brevet Major
August 10, 1861
Regular Army
Colonel
September 2, 1861
2nd Michigan Cavalry
Brigadier General
March 26, 1862
Volunteers
Major General
September 17, 1862
Volunteers
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
September 20, 1863
Regular Army
Brevet Colonel
November 20, 1863
Regular Army
Brevet Brigadier General
March 13, 1865
Regular Army
Brevet Major General
March 13, 1865
Regular Army
Colonel
July 28, 1866
25th Infantry
Colonel
December 20, 1870
15th Infantry
· External links
Preceded bynone
Preceded bynone
Military offices
Preceded bynone
Military offices
Commander of the IV Corps October 10, 1863 – April 10, 1864
Military offices
Succeeded byOliver O. Howard
Military offices
Preceded bynone
Commander of the IV Corps October 10, 1863 – April 10, 1864
Succeeded byOliver O. Howard

References

  1. Eicher, p. 263.
  2. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Hp_UAgAAQBAJ
  3. WBFO-FM 88.7
    https://www.wbfo.org/national-international/2021-06-17/the-little-known-key-role-played-by-a-ny-native-in-juneteenth
  4. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Hp_UAgAAQBAJ
  5. Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.: from its establish
    https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008972700
  6. The New York Times, August 18, 1861.
  7. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=GZHUAgAAQBAJ&dq=Gordon+Granger&pg=PA41
  8. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=GZHUAgAAQBAJ&dq=Gordon+Granger&pg=PA221
  9. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=GZHUAgAAQBAJ&dq=Gordon+Granger&pg=PA96
  10. Mark Greenbaum. The Rock of Chickamauga, The New York Times, September 22, 2013.
    https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/the-rock-of-chickamauga/?_r=0
  11. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=GZHUAgAAQBAJ&dq=Gordon+Granger&pg=PA186
  12. Dupuy, p. 290
  13. Texas State Historical Association: Handbook of Texas
    https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/granger-gordon
  14. From Texas: Important Orders by General Granger. The New York Times, July 7, 1865.
    https://www.nytimes.com/1865/07/07/news/texas-important-orders-general-granger-surrender-senator-johnson-arkansas.html
  15. The Courier-Journal
    https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/06/19/union-general-who-made-juneteenth-announcement-buried-kentucky/3222927001/
  16. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Hp_UAgAAQBAJ
  17. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Hp_UAgAAQBAJ
  18. penelope.uchicago.edu
    https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/1265*.html
  19. American Indian Wars: The Essential Reference Guide
    https://books.google.com/books?id=DapVEAAAQBAJ
  20. Gen. Gordon Granger obituary. The New York Times, 12 January 1876.
    https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02E0DC113FE73BBC4A52DFB766838D669FDE&legacy=true
  21. U.S. Army Register, 1871. p. 115
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