Page 5: Historical Events In 1865

Apr 01   -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 02   Ambrose P Hill confederate general, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history gen A.P. Hill is killed by a Federal Picket   

Apr 02   On this day in history lee's line is broken at Petersberg   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60   

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

Apr 03   Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) in the year 1865.   

Apr 03   In the year 1865 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   In the year 1865 battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

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

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

Apr 07   In the year 1865 battle of Farmville VA   

Apr 08   Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army on this day in history.   

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

Apr 09   In the year 1865 charles Proteus Steinmetz, Germany, experiment with AC electricity   

Apr 09   On this day in history 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   Lee's retreat cut off near Appomattox Court House in the year 1865.   

Apr 09   Robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to US Grant at Appomattox in the year 1865.   

Apr 09   In the year 1865 the American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate forces   

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   Battle of Mobile, AL in the year 1865.   

Apr 13   On this day in history battle of Raleigh, NC   

Apr 13   Heinrich Reinhardt, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 13   On this day in history sherman's march through Georgia begins   

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

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Jan 01   Giuseppe Ferrata, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920) was born in the year 1865.   

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

Jan 13   Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908) was born in the year 1865.   

Jan 17   Gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1865 birth of friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck   

Jan 22   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist was born in the year 1865.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1865 death of aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779)   

Jan 16   In the year 1865 death of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. 1828)   

Jan 19   In the year 1865 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   On this day in history john Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies