Historical Events In 1863

Feb 23   On this day in history franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)  

Feb 24   Arizona is organized as a U.S. territory on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Arizona Territory created on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Forrest's raid on Brentwood TN on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency in the year 1863.  

Feb 26   Lincoln signs National Currency Act on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister GA in the year 1863.  

Feb 28   Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister Georgia on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR to be called the "Standard gauge " on this day in history.  

Mar 03   In the year 1863 1st US wartime military conscription bill enacted  

Mar 03   Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history congress authorizes a US mint at Carson City NV  

Mar 03   Federal ironclad ships bomb Fort McAllister Georgia in the year 1863.  

Mar 03   Free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service in the year 1863.  

Mar 03   Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress in the year 1863.  

Mar 03   On this day in history idaho Territory forms  

Mar 03   US wartime military conscription bill enacted on this day in history.  

Mar 04   On this day in history battle of Thompson's Station, Tennessee  

Mar 04   Battle of Thompson's Station, TN on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1863 territory of Idaho established  

Mar 11   Andrew Stoddart, cricketer (My Dear Victorious Stod) in the year 1863.  

Mar 11   Free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service in the year 1863.  

Mar 12   Adolf A Wolfschoon, Curacao, poet in the year 1863.  

Mar 14   On this day in history rADM Farragut's squadron of 7 ships forces way up Mississippi River to support Union troops at Vicksburg and Baton Rouge  

Mar 17   On this day in history battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities)  

Mar 17   Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities) on this day in history.  

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 in the year 1863.  

Mar 19   The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence in the year 1863.  

Mar 20   Battle of Pensacola FL evacuated by Federals in the year 1863.  

Mar 20   Battle of Pensacola FL -evacuated by Federals on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Battle of Pensacola FL: evacuated by Federals on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Ernesto Nazareth, composer in the year 1863.  

Mar 21   On this day in history edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66  

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Jan 01   In the year 1863 birth of aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)  

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   On this day in history birth of adolph Goldschmidt, German historian  

Jan 15   Wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   In the year 1863 birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

Jan 02   In the year 1863 roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35  

Jan 09   On this day in history ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71  

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   In the year 1863 death of sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)  

Mar 17   On this day in history john Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24  

Mar 21   Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 28   In the year 1863 james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52