Page 9: Historical Events In 1863

Jul 14   On this day in history battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek)   

Jul 15   Pres Davis orders service duty for confederate army on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history utrecht-Swells railway opens   

Jul 17   Battle of Honey Springs in the year 1863.   

Jul 17   Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory in the year 1863.   

Jul 17   James Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35 in the year 1863.   

Jul 18   Battle of Fort Wagner, SC on this day in history.   

Jul 18   William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 in the year 1863.   

Jul 19   Battle of Buffington's Island (St George Creek), Ohio in the year 1863.   

Jul 19   Hermann Bahr, Austria writer/director (New Men) on this day in history.   

Jul 21   C[harles] Aubrey Smith, London England, actor (Prisoner of Zenda) in the year 1863.   

Jul 22   Alec Hearne, cricketer (brother of George & Frank, Kent 1884-1910) on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Carl Schuberth, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1863 alexandra Park opens in North London   

Jul 24   Battle at Battle Mountain, Virginia in the year 1863.   

Jul 25   On this day in history skirmish at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia   

Jul 26   At Salineville, OH John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender in the year 1863.   

Jul 26   On this day in history jazeps Witols, composer   

Jul 26   Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   James Deshler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 30 in the year 1863.   

Jul 29   Edward Needle Kirk, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at about 35 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   George Crockett Strong, US Union gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Henry Ford, Dearborn Township Mich, auto maker (Ford) in the year 1863.   

Jul 30   On this day in history pres Lincoln issues "eye-for-eye" order to shoot a rebel prisoner for every black prisoner shot   

Jul 30   The birth of Henry Ford, American car manufacturer in the year 1863.   

Aug 01   On this day in history battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign   

Aug 01   Gaston Doumergue, premier/pres of France (1913..34) in the year 1863.   

Aug 03   Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY in the year 1863.   

Aug 05   On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53   

Aug 08   American Civil War: Tennessee's "military" Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. During the early 20th century, the day was celebrated by blacks in Tennessee as a holiday on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Angus MacAskill known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.1825) in the year 1863.   

Aug 11   Arpad Szendy, composer in the year 1863.   

Aug 11   Cambodia becomes French protectorate on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer   

Jan 14   Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1863 ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)   

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   On this day in history james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52