Page 13: Historical Events In 1863

Nov 19   Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score and7 years...".   

Nov 19   US President Abraham Lincoln, delivers the famous 'Gettysburg' address.   

Nov 20   James Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52.   

Nov 20   Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet).   

Nov 21   Arthur Quiller-Couch, [Q], editor (Oxford Book of English Verse)   

Nov 21   Joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74.   

Nov 23   Battle of Chattanooga and Orchard Knob, TN begins.   

Nov 23   Battle of Chattanooga begins   

Nov 23   Patent granted for a process of making color photographs.   

Nov 24   Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee   

Nov 24   Civil War battle for Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee   

Nov 24   Claudius Charles Wilson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 32   

Nov 25   Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee.   

Nov 26   -Dec 2] Mine Run campaign, VA.   

Nov 27   -29] Battle at Fort Esperanza Texas.   

Nov 29   Battle of Ft Sanders, TN (Ft Loudon), 8-900 casualities   

Nov 29   Spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer.   

Nov 30   Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain   

Nov 30   Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas.   

Dec 02   Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer.   

Dec 03   Longstreet abandons his siege at Knoxville, TN   

Dec 04   Storm flood ravages Nethe coastal provinces.   

Dec 05   Paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS]   

Dec 07   John Ebenezer West, composer.   

Dec 07   Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer is born.   

Dec 08   2500 reported killed at Church of La Compana, Santiago Chile   

Dec 08   Abraham Lincoln announces plan for Reconstruction of South.   

Dec 11   Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification)   

Dec 12   Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream).   

Dec 12   Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter is born   

Dec 13   Friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50.   

Dec 13   Johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar   

Dec 14   Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn.   

Dec 14   Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tennessee   

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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,