Page 5: Historical Events In 1865

Apr 01   On this day in history -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 in the year 1865.   

Apr 01   Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army on this day in history.   

Apr 01   On this day in history richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925)   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 ambrose P Hill confederate general, dies at 39   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39   

Apr 02   On this day in history battle of Petersburg, VA (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station)   

Apr 02   On this day in history cSA Pres Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 gen A.P. Hill is killed by a Federal Picket   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 lee's line is broken at Petersberg   

Apr 02   Richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA   

Apr 04   On this day in history lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse   

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

Apr 06   Battle of Sayler's Creek, 1/3rd of Lee's army cut off in the year 1865.   

Apr 06   On this day in history john Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36   

Apr 07   On this day in history battle of Farmville VA   

Apr 08   Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army in the year 1865.   

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   On this day in history general Robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant   

Apr 09   On this day in history lee's retreat cut off near Appomattox Court House   

Apr 09   In the year 1865 robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to US Grant at Appomattox   

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

Apr 09   On this day in history thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union general-major, dies at 32   

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

Apr 11   In the year 1865 battle of Mobile, AL   

Apr 13   Battle of Raleigh, NC on this day in history.   

Apr 13   Heinrich Reinhardt, composer in the year 1865.   

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

Apr 13   On this day in history sherman's march through Georgia begins Southerners start promising that the South will rise again   

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Jan 01   Giuseppe Ferrata, composer was born in the year 1865.   

Jan 03   Henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936) was born in the year 1865.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1865 birth of mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)   

Jan 13   In the year 1865 birth of princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908)   

Jan 17   In the year 1865 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 in the year 1865.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1865 jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43   

Jan 08   Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) died in the year 1865.   

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   In the year 1865 john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33   

Feb 07   On this day in history john Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64   

Feb 10   Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804) died in the year 1865.   

Feb 15   Nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies on this day in history.