Page 10: Historical Events In 1863

Aug 12   inaugural cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area).   

Aug 12   The inaugural cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet for export   

Aug 14   Colin Campbell, British officer (Cawnpore), dies at 70   

Aug 14   inaugural Kanakas arrive in Brisbane for employment on cotton plantation   

Aug 15   Submarine "HL Hunley" arrives in Charleston on railroad cars   

Aug 16   Chickamauga campaign GA   

Aug 16   Emancipation Proclamation signed.   

Aug 17   Federal batteries and ships attacked Fort Sumter in SC.   

Aug 17   Federal batteries and ships bombard Fort Sumter, Charleston   

Aug 18   Thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39   

Aug 21   Raid at Lawrence KS by William Quantrill   

Aug 26   Battle of Rocky Gap WV (White Sulphur Springs).   

Aug 26   John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies   

Sep 01   6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads Virginia   

Sep 01   RR and ferry connection between SF and Oakland inaugurated.   

Sep 03   inaugural Australian troops arrive in New Zealand   

Sep 05   Bread revolt in Mobile Alabama   

Sep 06   -7] Confederate troops vacate Fort Wagner SC (1700 casualties)   

Sep 06   After 59 day siege, confederates evacuate Ft Wagner, SC.   

Sep 06   Lucius March Walker, Confederate brig-general (in duel), dies at 33   

Sep 06   Rodolfo Lenz, German/Chilian linguist (El Papiamento).   

Sep 07   Federal naval expedition arrives off Sabine Pass   

Sep 08   -10] Federal troops reconquer the Cumperland Gap, Tennessee   

Sep 08   47 Texas volunteers repel Federal invasion force at Sabine Pass, TX.   

Sep 08   Gustavo Emilio Campa, composer   

Sep 09   Battle of Cumberland Gap, TN.   

Sep 10   George Bizets opera "Les Pêcheurs de Perles," premieres in Paris.   

Sep 13   Arthur Henderson, Britain, socialist/disarmament worker (Nobel 1934)   

Sep 15   Horatio William Parker, composer   

Sep 16   Robert College of Istanbul-Turkey, the inaugural American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.   

Sep 17   Albartus Telting, Fries poet/2nd-Member of parliament, dies.   

Sep 17   Pope Pius IX encyclical On persecution in New Grenada   

Sep 18   Hermann Kutter, Swiss Christ-social theologist   

Sep 19   Battle of Chickamauga GA (near Chattanooga) begins; Union retreat   

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Jan 01   Aleko konstantinov: Bulgarian writer (to chicago & back)   

Jan 01   Pierre de coubertin: France, baron (revived olympic games)   

Jan 02   Lucia zarate: Became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)   

Jan 12   Vivekananda: Calcutta, hindu religious leader/reformer   

Jan 14   Pieter oosterlee: Dutch educator   

Jan 15   Adolph goldschmidt: German historian   

Jan 15   Wilhelm marx: Premier (prussia)   

Jan 17   David lloyd george: (l-pm-britain, 1916-22)   

Jan 02   Roger weightman hanson: Confederate brig-gen,    

Jan 09   Ferdinand huber: Composer,    

Jan 10   Lyman beecher: Us presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)   

Jan 17   E j horace vernet: French painter,    

Mar 11   Sir james outram: 1st baronet, english general (b. 1803)   

Mar 17   John pelham: Us confederate artillery major,    

Mar 21   Edwin vose sumner: Us union-general-major (fair oaks),    

Mar 28   James cooper: Us attorney/senator/union-brig-general,