Page 12: Historical Events In 1863

Oct 16   Grant is given command of Union forces in West   

Oct 18   Battle of Charlestown, WV.   

Oct 19   Battle of Buckland Mills, VA.   

Oct 19   John Huston Finley, Ill, editor (NY Times (1937-38).   

Oct 21   Lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55.   

Oct 24   Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer.   

Oct 26   Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer.   

Oct 26   In this year, Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game.   

Oct 26   Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva   

Oct 27   Dutch railway to Harlingen opens.   

Oct 28   Battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured   

Oct 29   International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant.   

Oct 29   Intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963).   

Oct 29   Intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

Oct 29   The International Red Cross is established.   

Oct 31   Louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51.   

Oct 31   The Maori Wars resumed as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron began their Invasion of the Waikato   

Nov 01   -8] Averell's Raid (on)to Lewisburg, West Virginia   

Nov 01   Alfred Reisenauer, composer   

Nov 01   Fortifications built on Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) by troops.   

Nov 03   Battle of Grand Coteau, GA   

Nov 03   Eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer.   

Nov 06   Battle of Rogersville TN.   

Nov 07   Battle of Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford, VA.   

Nov 08   René [Raphael] Viviani, French historian/social premier (1914-15)   

Nov 13   Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-generaal, dies at 50   

Nov 14   Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee.   

Nov 14   Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakelite)   

Nov 14   Skirmish at Danville, Mississippi   

Nov 15   Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (childless), dies.   

Nov 16   Battle of Campbell's Station TN, 492 casualities.   

Nov 17   -Dec 4th) Battle of Knoxville, TN   

Nov 18   Richard Dehmel, writer   

Nov 19   Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score and 7 years..."   

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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,