Historical Events In 1863

Jul 14   In the year 1863 battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek)   

Jul 15   In the year 1863 pres Davis orders service duty for confederate army   

Jul 16   In the year 1863 utrecht-Swells railway opens   

Jul 17   Battle of Honey Springs on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1863 battle of Fort Wagner, SC   

Jul 18   William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1863 alec Hearne, cricketer (brother of George & Frank, Kent 1884-1910)   

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   On this day in history battle at Battle Mountain, Virginia   

Jul 25   Skirmish at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia in the year 1863.   

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

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   On this day in history samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70   

Jul 28   On this day in history james Deshler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 30   

Jul 29   In the year 1863 edward Needle Kirk, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at about 35   

Jul 30   In the year 1863 george Crockett Strong, US Union gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29   

Jul 30   On this day in history henry Ford, Dearborn Township Mich, auto maker (Ford)   

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

Jul 30   The birth of Henry Ford, American car manufacturer on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Gaston Doumergue, premier/pres of France (1913..34) on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1863 governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY   

Aug 05   Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1863.   

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

Aug 11   In the year 1863 arpad Szendy, composer   

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   In the year 1863 birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator   

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

Jan 15   Wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia) was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 17   In the year 1863 birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 10   In the year 1863 death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)   

Jan 17   On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

Mar 11   In the year 1863 death of sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)   

Mar 17   On this day in history john Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24   

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

Mar 28   In the year 1863 james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52