Historical Events In 1865

Apr 01   In the year 1865 -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama   

Apr 01   Baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril on this day in history.   

Apr 01   On this day in history battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army   

Apr 01   In the year 1865 richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925)   

Apr 02   Ambrose P Hill confederate general, dies at 39 in the year 1865.   

Apr 02   On this day in history ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39   

Apr 02   Battle of Petersburg, VA (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station) on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 cSA Pres Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA   

Apr 02   Gen A.P. Hill is killed by a Federal Picket in the year 1865.   

Apr 02   Lee's line is broken at Petersberg on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60 in the year 1865.   

Apr 03   In the year 1865 battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

Apr 03   On this day in history battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign)   

Apr 03   Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign) on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1865 battle of Sayler's Creek, 1/3rd of Lee's army cut off   

Apr 06   John Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36 in the year 1865.   

Apr 07   Battle of Farmville VA on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army   

Apr 08   In the year 1865 john Park, composer, dies at 61   

Apr 09   Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Germany, experiment with AC electricity on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1865 federals capture Ft Blakely, Alabama   

Apr 09   General Robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant in the year 1865.   

Apr 09   In the year 1865 lee's retreat cut off near Appomattox Court House   

Apr 09   Robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to US Grant at Appomattox on this day in history.   

Apr 09   The American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate forces on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union general-major, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history at Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last   

Apr 11   On this day in history battle of Mobile, AL   

Apr 13   In the year 1865 battle of Raleigh, NC   

Apr 13   In the year 1865 heinrich Reinhardt, composer   

Apr 13   Sherman's march through Georgia begins in the year 1865.   

Apr 13   Sherman's march through Georgia begins Southerners start promising that the South will rise again in the year 1865.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of giuseppe Ferrata, composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936)   

Jan 05   In the year 1865 birth of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)   

Jan 13   Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)   

Jan 20   Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1865 birth of friedrich Paschen, German physicist   

Jan 03   On this day in history jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43   

Jan 08   Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. 1828)   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)   

Feb 06   On this day in history john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33   

Feb 07   John Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64 in the year 1865.   

Feb 10   On this day in history death of heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804)   

Feb 15   Nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies in the year 1865.