Historical Events In 1863

Jun 30   Battles in Hanover Pennsylvania: 80 casualties on this day in history.  

Jul 01   On this day in history -2] Battle at Baltimore: Crump's Crossroads Virginia  

Jul 01   Battle of Gettysburg begins ending Juy 3 in the year 1863.  

Jul 01   In the year 1863 free city delivery of mail begins in 49 US cities; postage 3./« oz  

Jul 01   John Fulton Reynolds, Union general-major, dies in battle at 42 in the year 1863.  

Jul 02   Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) in the year 1863.  

Jul 02   Stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28 in the year 1863.  

Jul 03   Alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22 on this day in history.  

Jul 03   In the year 1863 battle of Donaldsonville, LA  

Jul 03   Battle of Gettysbeurg, during the American Civil War, ends on this day in history.  

Jul 03   On this day in history battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North  

Jul 04   Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho) in the year 1863.  

Jul 04   Confederates surrender of Vicksburg, MS, gives Union control of Mississippi River on this day in history.  

Jul 04   On this day in history paul Joseph Revere, US grandson of Paul Revere/Union brig-gen, dies  

Jul 04   Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces in the year 1863.  

Jul 05   In the year 1863 battle of Jackson, MS & Battle of Birdsong Ferry, MS  

Jul 06   Battle of Williamsport, MD [-Jul 07] on this day in history.  

Jul 06   On this day in history northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia  

Jul 06   On this day in history strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies  

Jul 07   On this day in history 1st military draft by US (exemptions cost $100)  

Jul 07   In the year 1863 the first military draft by US (exemptions cost $100)  

Jul 08   Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jul 09   R Morgan's: Indiana [->JUL 13] in the year 1863.  

Jul 09   On this day in history union troops enter Port Hudson  

Jul 10   In the year 1863 battle of Charleston, SC (Morris Island) [->SEP 06]  

Jul 10   Clement Clarke Moore ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 10   Clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83 in the year 1863.  

Jul 11   Japanese battle cruiser shoots at Dutch warship Medusa, kills 4 in the year 1863.  

Jul 13   On this day in history anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in NYC; about 1,000 die  

Jul 13   On this day in history beginning of the New York draft riots, regarded as the worst in United States history.  

Jul 13   Emma Mary Wooley, educator (Mary Anna Wells) on this day in history.  

Jul 13   In the year 1863 john S Bowen, US architect/Confederate gen-major, dies at 32  

Jul 13   USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces in the year 1863.  

Jul 14   Battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer  

Jan 14   In the year 1863 birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1863 birth of wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia)  

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35  

Jan 09   In the year 1863 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   E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 in the year 1863.  

Mar 11   Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803) died in the year 1863.  

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

Mar 21   In the year 1863 edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66  

Mar 28   James Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52 in the year 1863.