Historical Events In 1863

Jul 15   Pres Davis orders service duty for confederate army in the year 1863.  

Jul 16   Utrecht-Swells railway opens in the year 1863.  

Jul 17   Battle of Honey Springs on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory in the year 1863.  

Jul 17   James Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   On this day in history battle of Fort Wagner, SC  

Jul 18   In the year 1863 william Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29  

Jul 19   Battle of Buffington's Island (St George Creek), Ohio in the year 1863.  

Jul 19   In the year 1863 hermann Bahr, Austria writer/director (New Men)  

Jul 21   C[harles] Aubrey Smith, London England, actor (Prisoner of Zenda) on this day in history.  

Jul 22   Alec Hearne, cricketer (brother of George & Frank, Kent 1884-1910) on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history carl Schuberth, composer, dies at 52  

Jul 23   In the year 1863 alexandra Park opens in North London  

Jul 24   Battle at Battle Mountain, Virginia in the year 1863.  

Jul 25   Skirmish at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia on this day in history.  

Jul 26   On this day in history at Salineville, OH John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender  

Jul 26   Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender on this day in history.  

Jul 26   Jazeps Witols, composer in the year 1863.  

Jul 26   Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 in the year 1863.  

Jul 28   James Deshler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 30 on this day in history.  

Jul 29   In the year 1863 edward Needle Kirk, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at about 35  

Jul 30   On this day in history george Crockett Strong, US Union gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29  

Jul 30   On this day in history henry Ford, Dearborn Township Mich, auto maker (Ford)  

Jul 30   Pres Lincoln issues "eye-for-eye" order to shoot a rebel prisoner for every black prisoner shot in the year 1863.  

Jul 30   The birth of Henry Ford, American car manufacturer on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign in the year 1863.  

Aug 01   Gaston Doumergue, premier/pres of France (1913..34) in the year 1863.  

Aug 03   In the year 1863 governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY  

Aug 05   Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1863.  

Aug 08   In the year 1863 american Civil War: Tennessee's "military" Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. During the early 20th century, the day was celebrated by blacks in Tennessee as a holiday.  

Aug 08   On this day in history angus MacAskill known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.1825)  

Aug 11   In the year 1863 arpad Szendy, composer  

Aug 11   In the year 1863 cambodia becomes French protectorate  

Aug 11   French protectorate over Cambodia is established in the year 1863.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1863 birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

Jan 02   Roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35 on this day in history.  

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   E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 11   In the year 1863 death of sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)  

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

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

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