Historical Events In 1865

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

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 in the year 1865.   

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

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

Apr 02   Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 in the year 1865.   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 battle of Petersburg, VA (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 03   Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA in the year 1865.   

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

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   John Park, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1865.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 09   Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union general-major, dies at 32 in the year 1865.   

Apr 10   At Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last in the year 1865.   

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   In the year 1865 sherman's march through Georgia begins   

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   In the year 1865 birth of giuseppe Ferrata, composer   

Jan 03   Henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1865 death of pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)   

Feb 06   John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 in the year 1865.   

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 on this day in history.   

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