On June 19 1865 General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Texas

1865年6月19日，戈登·格兰杰将军抵达得克萨斯州加尔维斯顿。

He says the 460 square meter mural in downtown Galveston honors General Gordon Granger, his mostly black troops and the people who were freed.

他说，这幅四百六十平方米的壁画位于加尔维斯顿市中心，是为了纪念戈登·格兰杰将军、以及他以黑人为主的军队和那些获释的人。

" Mr. Perkins never gave us any construing to do. He asked me what I knew about General Gordon" .

“珀金斯先生从来没有给我们任何解释。他问我对戈登将军了解多少” 。

General Gordon and his family had graciously accepted, Alexander Stephens would be present if his ever-uncertain health permitted and even Bob Toombs, the stormy petrel of the Confederacy, was expected.

戈登将军和他一家亲切地表示接受，亚历山大·斯蒂芬斯也答应只要他那一直不稳定的健康状况允许就一定出席。甚至连鲍勃·图姆斯，这个给南部联盟到处惹事的人，也说要来的。

" Eldridge was dreadfully put out because you asked him what he knew about General Gordon, " he said to the headmaster, with an attempt at a chuckle.

“埃尔德里奇被吓坏了，因为你问他对戈登将军了解多少，”他对校长说，试图笑出声来。