Juneteenth Ornament

National Archives Store Exclusive Made in the U.S.A. Solid brass, electroplated with non-tarnishing silver finish, giclee print 2 ½ X 3 inches Gift boxed Product Description Learn More Exclusive to the National Archives Store, this detailed and vividly colored ornament was made in the United States. It depicts the handwritten record of General Order No. 3 which on June 19, 1865, announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. This wonderful and distinguished decorative piece deserves to be shown at any time of year. On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s historic Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. Granger commanded the Headquarters District of Texas, and his troops had arrived in Galveston the previous day. This day has come to be known as Juneteenth, a combination of June and 19th. It is also cal