Original Resolution Honoring the 25th Army Corps

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 644 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 644 Recognizing the 25th Army Corps of the Union Army and thanking them for their role in capturing Galveston, Texas, on June 5th, 1865, and liberating thousands of enslaved people. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2025 Mr. Green of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Recognizing the 25th Army Corps of the Union Army and thanking them for their role in capturing Galveston, Texas, on June 5th, 1865, and liberating thousands of enslaved people. Whereas this resolution may be cited as the ``Original Resolution Honoring the 25th Army Corps''; Whereas the 25th Army Corps was the largest unit of African Americans in the Union Army during the Civil War, comprised of more than 1,000 soldiers; Whereas the 25th Army Corps captured Galveston, Texas, on June 5, 1865, a week before General Gordon Granger's arr…