On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger informed the community of Galveston of President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation. Yes, it took over two years since the Proclamation on January 1, 1863.
Did you know, the first emancipation proclamation was actually declared by John Earl of DUNMORE, his Majesty’s Lieutenant and Governor-General of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia on the 7th Day of November, in the 16th Year of his Majesty’s Reign (1775).