Page 2: Historical Events In 1863

Jan 16   Cruise of CSS Florida   

Jan 17   Civil War skirmish near Newtown VA   

Jan 17   Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia   

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22).   

Jan 17   E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73.   

Jan 19   General Mieroslawski appointed dictator of Poland.   

Jan 19   Werner Sombart, German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben).   

Jan 21   City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100000 years.   

Jan 21   Outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne   

Jan 22   Union Gen Burnside's "Mud March".   

Jan 23   Toronto Stock Exchange introduces inaugural regular daily trading sessions   

Jan 25   Battle of Kinston NC.   

Jan 25   Battle of Kinston, NC.   

Jan 25   In this year, General Joseph Hooker formally adopts in place of Burnside as head of Army of Potomac   

Jan 26   54th Regiment (Black) infantry forms   

Jan 26   War Department authorizes Massachusetts Governor to recruit black troops   

Jan 29   Battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians.   

Jan 29   Battle at Bear River, Washington: US army vs indians.   

Jan 31   1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army.   

Jan 31   F Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis).   

Jan 31   The inaugural black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army.   

Feb 01   Fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600000 people.   

Feb 02   Samuel Clemens is recorded as becoming Mark Twain for 1st time.   

Feb 02   Samuel Clemens is recorded as becoming Mark Twain for inaugural time   

Feb 05   Armand Parent, composer.   

Feb 07   HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189   

Feb 07   Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer.   

Feb 08   Nathan Hale, American journalist and author, dies   

Feb 09   Anthony Hope [Hopkins], London, novelist.   

Feb 09   Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane   

Feb 10   1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.   

Feb 10   Frist US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.   

Feb 10   PT Barnum stages wedding of Tom Thumb and Mercy Lavinia Warren (New York NY)   

Feb 19   Emanuel Moor, composer   

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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,