Page 3: Historical Events In 1863

Feb 23   In the year 1863 franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)   

Feb 24   Arizona is organized as a U.S. territory on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Arizona Territory created on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Forrest's raid on Brentwood TN in the year 1863.   

Feb 25   In the year 1863 congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency   

Feb 26   In the year 1863 lincoln signs National Currency Act   

Feb 28   Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister GA in the year 1863.   

Feb 28   In the year 1863 confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister Georgia   

Mar 02   Congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR to be called the "Standard gauge " on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history 1st US wartime military conscription bill enacted   

Mar 03   Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   In the year 1863 congress authorizes a US mint at Carson City NV   

Mar 03   Federal ironclad ships bomb Fort McAllister Georgia in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   On this day in history free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service.   

Mar 03   Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   Idaho Territory forms in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   In the year 1863 uS wartime military conscription bill enacted   

Mar 04   On this day in history battle of Thompson's Station, Tennessee   

Mar 04   Battle of Thompson's Station, TN on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1863 territory of Idaho established   

Mar 11   In the year 1863 andrew Stoddart, cricketer (My Dear Victorious Stod)   

Mar 11   Free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service in the year 1863.   

Mar 12   Adolf A Wolfschoon, Curacao, poet in the year 1863.   

Mar 14   RADM Farragut's squadron of 7 ships forces way up Mississippi River to support Union troops at Vicksburg and Baton Rouge in the year 1863.   

Mar 17   In the year 1863 battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities)   

Mar 17   Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities) on this day in history.   

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 in the year 1863.   

Mar 19   The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Battle of Pensacola FL evacuated by Federals on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1863 battle of Pensacola FL -evacuated by Federals   

Mar 20   Battle of Pensacola FL: evacuated by Federals on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Ernesto Nazareth, composer in the year 1863.   

Mar 21   Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1863 birth of aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back)   

Jan 01   Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 02   Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17) was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 12   Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator   

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1863 birth of wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia)   

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 02   Roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1863.   

Jan 17   E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 in the year 1863.   

Mar 11   Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803) died in the year 1863.   

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 in the year 1863.   

Mar 28   James Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52 on this day in history.