Historical Events In 1863

Jun 30   Battles in Hanover Pennsylvania: 80 casualties in the year 1863.  

Jul 01   In the year 1863 -2] Battle at Baltimore: Crump's Crossroads Virginia  

Jul 01   On this day in history battle of Gettysburg begins ending Juy 3  

Jul 01   In the year 1863 free city delivery of mail begins in 49 US cities; postage 3./« oz  

Jul 01   John Fulton Reynolds, Union general-major, dies in battle at 42 in the year 1863.  

Jul 02   Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28 on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22 in the year 1863.  

Jul 03   Battle of Donaldsonville, LA on this day in history.  

Jul 03   On this day in history battle of Gettysbeurg, during the American Civil War, ends  

Jul 03   In the year 1863 battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North  

Jul 04   In the year 1863 boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho)  

Jul 04   Confederates surrender of Vicksburg, MS, gives Union control of Mississippi River in the year 1863.  

Jul 04   Paul Joseph Revere, US grandson of Paul Revere/Union brig-gen, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 04   Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces on this day in history.  

Jul 05   Battle of Jackson, MS & Battle of Birdsong Ferry, MS in the year 1863.  

Jul 06   In the year 1863 battle of Williamsport, MD [-Jul 07]  

Jul 06   Northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 07   In the year 1863 1st military draft by US (exemptions cost $100)  

Jul 07   On this day in history the first military draft by US (exemptions cost $100)  

Jul 08   On this day in history francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65  

Jul 09   On this day in history r Morgan's: Indiana [->JUL 13]  

Jul 09   Union troops enter Port Hudson on this day in history.  

Jul 10   On this day in history battle of Charleston, SC (Morris Island) [->SEP 06]  

Jul 10   Clement Clarke Moore ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 10   Clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 11   On this day in history japanese battle cruiser shoots at Dutch warship Medusa, kills 4  

Jul 13   In the year 1863 anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in NYC; about 1,000 die  

Jul 13   Beginning of the New York draft riots, regarded as the worst in United States history on this day in history.  

Jul 13   On this day in history emma Mary Wooley, educator (Mary Anna Wells)  

Jul 13   On this day in history john S Bowen, US architect/Confederate gen-major, dies at 32  

Jul 13   USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces in the year 1863.  

Jul 14   On this day in history battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek)  

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Jan 01   Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born in the year 1863.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1863 birth of vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer  

Jan 14   In the year 1863 birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of adolph Goldschmidt, German historian  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

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

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)  

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   In the year 1863 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 in the year 1863.  

Mar 28   On this day in history james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52