Historical Events In 1863

Feb 23   On this day in history franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)   

Feb 24   Arizona is organized as a U.S. territory in the year 1863.   

Feb 24   Arizona Territory created in the year 1863.   

Feb 24   In the year 1863 forrest's raid on Brentwood TN   

Feb 25   Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency in the year 1863.   

Feb 26   Lincoln signs National Currency Act in the year 1863.   

Feb 28   On this day in history confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister GA   

Feb 28   Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister Georgia on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR in the year 1863.   

Mar 02   On this day in history congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR to be called the "Standard gauge "   

Mar 03   1st US wartime military conscription bill enacted in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes a US mint at Carson City NV in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   Federal ironclad ships bomb Fort McAllister Georgia in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   Free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history idaho Territory forms   

Mar 03   In the year 1863 uS wartime military conscription bill enacted   

Mar 04   In the year 1863 battle of Thompson's Station, Tennessee   

Mar 04   On this day in history battle of Thompson's Station, TN   

Mar 04   In the year 1863 territory of Idaho established   

Mar 11   Andrew Stoddart, cricketer (My Dear Victorious Stod) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1863 free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service.   

Mar 12   In the year 1863 adolf A Wolfschoon, Curacao, poet   

Mar 14   In the year 1863 rADM Farragut's squadron of 7 ships forces way up Mississippi River to support Union troops at Vicksburg and Baton Rouge   

Mar 17   On this day in history battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities)   

Mar 17   In the year 1863 battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities)   

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 in the year 1863.   

Mar 19   In the year 1863 the SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence.   

Mar 20   In the year 1863 battle of Pensacola FL evacuated by Federals   

Mar 20   In the year 1863 battle of Pensacola FL -evacuated by Federals   

Mar 20   In the year 1863 battle of Pensacola FL: evacuated by Federals   

Mar 20   Ernesto Nazareth, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 21   On this day in history edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back)   

Jan 01   In the year 1863 birth of pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)   

Jan 02   In the year 1863 birth of lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)   

Jan 12   Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born in the year 1863.   

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

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia)   

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 02   In the year 1863 roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35   

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

Jan 10   Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1863 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   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 in the year 1863.   

Mar 21   On this day in history edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66   

Mar 28   On this day in history james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52