Historical Events In 1863

Jun 06   Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA & Williamsport, MD on this day in history.  

Jun 07   Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA-Jefferson Davis' home burnt on this day in history.  

Jun 07   In the year 1863 franz Xavier Gruber, composer, dies at 75  

Jun 07   Mexico City captured by French troops on this day in history.  

Jun 09   On this day in history battle of Brandy Station, Va  

Jun 09   Battle of Brandy Station, VA (Fleetwood, Beverly Ford) on this day in history.  

Jun 09   On this day in history benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis, Union major, dies in battle at 30  

Jun 10   Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Miss; Forrest w/3500 defeats 8000 Feds on this day in history.  

Jun 10   On this day in history louis M A Couperus, Dutch poet/writer (Eline Vere)  

Jun 11   Eduard David, German undersecretary (constitution of Weimar) in the year 1863.  

Jun 13   On this day in history battle of Winchester VA  

Jun 13   Josef Venantius von Woss, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 14   In the year 1863 battle of 2nd Winchester, Virginia  

Jun 15   On this day in history 2nd battle at Winchester Va, ends in Federal defeat; 1350 casualities  

Jun 16   Paul Antonin Vidal, composer in the year 1863.  

Jun 17   Battle at Middleburg Virginia in the year 1863.  

Jun 17   Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back the Union in Virginia on this day in history.  

Jun 17   In the year 1863 isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle  

Jun 17   On this day in history travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer)  

Jun 18   In the year 1863 after long neglect, Confederates hurriedly fortify Vicksburg  

Jun 19   On this day in history battle at Middleburg Virginia (100+ casualties)  

Jun 20   1st bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa) in the year 1863.  

Jun 20   First bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa) on this day in history.  

Jun 20   West Virginia admitted as 35th US state on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Battle at Upperville Virginia, 389 casualities in the year 1863.  

Jun 23   In the year 1863 tullahoma campaign, TN  

Jun 24   In the year 1863 planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac  

Jun 25   US General George Meade replaces General Hooker to be more aggressive on this day in history.  

Jun 26   On this day in history andrew Hull Foote, US Union lt admiral, dies  

Jun 27   On this day in history martin E Green, Confederate brig-general, shot dead at 38  

Jun 27   Skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia in the year 1863.  

Jun 29   Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault on this day in history.  

Jun 29   On this day in history james Harvey Robinson, Ill, historian (Ordeal of Civilization)  

Jun 29   On this day in history lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, PN  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back)  

Jan 01   Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer  

Jan 14   Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia)  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35  

Jan 09   In the year 1863 ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 10   Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17   E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 in the year 1863.  

Mar 11   Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.  

Mar 21   Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 in the year 1863.  

Mar 28   James Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52 on this day in history.