Historical Events In 1863

Jun 29   Very first First National Bank opens in Davenport, Iowa in the year 1863.  

Jun 30   Battles in Hanover Pennsylvania: 80 casualties in the year 1863.  

Jul 01   In the year 1863 -2] Battle at Baltimore: Crump's Crossroads Virginia  

Jul 01   In the year 1863 battle of Gettysburg begins ending Juy 3  

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

Jul 01   On this day in history john Fulton Reynolds, Union general-major, dies in battle at 42  

Jul 02   Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1863 battle of Gettysbeurg, during the American Civil War, ends  

Jul 03   Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1863 boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho)  

Jul 04   In the year 1863 confederates surrender of Vicksburg, MS, gives Union control of Mississippi River.  

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

Jul 04   In the year 1863 vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces  

Jul 05   Battle of Jackson, MS & Battle of Birdsong Ferry, MS in the year 1863.  

Jul 06   On this day in history battle of Williamsport, MD [-Jul 07]  

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

Jul 06   Strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies in the year 1863.  

Jul 07   In the year 1863 1st military draft by US (exemptions cost $100)  

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

Jul 08   In the year 1863 francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65  

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

Jul 09   In the year 1863 union troops enter Port Hudson  

Jul 10   Battle of Charleston, SC (Morris Island) [->SEP 06] in the year 1863.  

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   On this day in history japanese battle cruiser shoots at Dutch warship Medusa, kills 4  

Jul 13   Anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in NYC; about 1,000 die in the year 1863.  

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) in the year 1863.  

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

Jul 13   On this day in history uSS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces.  

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Jan 01   Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 02   Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

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

Jan 09   Ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1863.  

Jan 10   Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73  

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

Mar 17   On this day in history john Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24  

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

Mar 28   In the year 1863 james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52