Original Resolution Honoring the 25th Army Corps

HRES 664 is a non-binding resolution honoring the 25th Army Corps of the Union Army, a predominantly Black military unit, for capturing Galveston, Texas, on June 5, 1865, and liberating thousands of enslaved people days before General Gordon Granger's June 19, 1865, announcement (Juneteenth). The resolution specifically credits this unit with chasing Confederate forces into Mexico, spreading news of freedom, and liberating both enslaved people and Union soldiers held captive. It recognizes the Corps' role as the largest African American unit in the Union Army and their contribution to ending slavery during the Civil War. This resolution does not create new laws or affect current policies - it commemorates a historical military action.