Ohio U.S. Attorney Herdman Issues Statement Commemorating Juneteenth
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Justin Herdman, issued the following statement on June 19 commemorating Juneteenth:
On this day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led his Union troops to Galveston, Texas, with this purpose - to formally and finally deliver news that the Civil War had ended and that all enslaved people were free. As part of this announcement, General Granger read General Order Number 3: "The people of Texas are . . .
On this day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led his Union troops to Galveston, Texas, with this purpose - to formally and finally deliver news that the Civil War had ended and that all enslaved people were free. As part of this announcement, General Granger read General Order Number 3: "The people of Texas are . . .