Historical Events In 1863

Jul 14   Battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek) in the year 1863.  

Jul 15   In the year 1863 pres Davis orders service duty for confederate army  

Jul 16   In the year 1863 utrecht-Swells railway opens  

Jul 17   On this day in history battle of Honey Springs  

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

Jul 17   On this day in history james Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35  

Jul 18   Battle of Fort Wagner, SC on this day in history.  

Jul 18   On this day in history william Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29  

Jul 19   In the year 1863 battle of Buffington's Island (St George Creek), Ohio  

Jul 19   Hermann Bahr, Austria writer/director (New Men) on this day in history.  

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

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   Alexandra Park opens in North London in the year 1863.  

Jul 24   On this day in history battle at Battle Mountain, Virginia  

Jul 25   Skirmish at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia in the year 1863.  

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 in the year 1863.  

Jul 26   On this day in history jazeps Witols, composer  

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

Jul 28   In the year 1863 james Deshler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 30  

Jul 29   On this day in history edward Needle Kirk, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at about 35  

Jul 30   In the year 1863 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history the birth of Henry Ford, American car manufacturer  

Aug 01   In the year 1863 battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign  

Aug 01   Gaston Doumergue, premier/pres of France (1913..34) on this day in history.  

Aug 03   On this day in history 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   Angus MacAskill known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.1825) on this day in history.  

Aug 11   Arpad Szendy, composer in the year 1863.  

Aug 11   On this day in history cambodia becomes French protectorate  

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

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   On this day in history birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator  

Jan 15   In the year 1863 birth of adolph Goldschmidt, German historian  

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   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   In the year 1863 e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73  

Mar 11   On this day in history death of sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)  

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.  

Mar 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.