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Gordon Granger was a Union general during the American Civil War, best known for his role in the Battle of Galveston and as a key figure in the post-war enforcement of Reconstruction policies in Texas. He is particularly famous for proclaiming the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, an event now commemorated as Juneteenth. Granger was born on November 6, 1821, in New York and graduated from West Point in 1845. After the war, he continued his military career and served in various posts until his death in 1876.

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