Page 8: Historical Events In 1863

Jun 29   Very first First National Bank opens in Davenport, Iowa on this day in history.   

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   Battle of Gettysburg begins ending Juy 3 on this day in history.   

Jul 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1863 battle of Gettysburg (2nd day)   

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

Jul 03   On this day in history alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22   

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

Jul 03   In the year 1863 battle of Gettysbeurg, during the American Civil War, ends   

Jul 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history paul Joseph Revere, US grandson of Paul Revere/Union brig-gen, dies   

Jul 04   Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces in the year 1863.   

Jul 05   On this day in history battle of Jackson, MS & Battle of Birdsong Ferry, MS   

Jul 06   Battle of Williamsport, MD [-Jul 07] on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia   

Jul 06   Strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies in the year 1863.   

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   Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jul 09   R Morgan's: Indiana [->JUL 13] on this day in history.   

Jul 09   On this day in history union troops enter Port Hudson   

Jul 10   In the year 1863 battle of Charleston, SC (Morris Island) [->SEP 06]   

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

Jul 10   In the year 1863 clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83   

Jul 11   Japanese battle cruiser shoots at Dutch warship Medusa, kills 4 in the year 1863.   

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

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

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

Jul 13   John S Bowen, US architect/Confederate gen-major, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)   

Jan 12   Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born in the year 1863.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1863 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   On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

Mar 11   On this day in history death of sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)   

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

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

Mar 28   James Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52 in the year 1863.