General Order No. 3, as published in German in the Neu Braunfelser Zeitung on June 30, 1865. – Submitted photo
Community, Gillespie Life
Juneteenth:
On May 8, 1846, 120 German settlers arrived to establish Fredericksburg. Other groups followed in 1846 and 1847. The Mormons established Zodiac in 1847, and Gillespie County was created out of Bexar County. The local Germans and the Mormons opposed slavery.
