Historical Events In 1863

Jul 14   Battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek) in the year 1863.   

Jul 15   Pres Davis orders service duty for confederate army on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1863 utrecht-Swells railway opens   

Jul 17   Battle of Honey Springs in the year 1863.   

Jul 17   Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory in the year 1863.   

Jul 17   On this day in history james Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35   

Jul 18   Battle of Fort Wagner, SC on this day in history.   

Jul 18   William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 in the year 1863.   

Jul 19   In the year 1863 battle of Buffington's Island (St George Creek), Ohio   

Jul 19   Hermann Bahr, Austria writer/director (New Men) on this day in history.   

Jul 21   C[harles] Aubrey Smith, London England, actor (Prisoner of Zenda) in the year 1863.   

Jul 22   On this day in history alec Hearne, cricketer (brother of George & Frank, Kent 1884-1910)   

Jul 22   Carl Schuberth, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1863.   

Jul 23   In the year 1863 alexandra Park opens in North London   

Jul 24   In the year 1863 battle at Battle Mountain, Virginia   

Jul 25   In the year 1863 skirmish at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia   

Jul 26   In the year 1863 at Salineville, OH John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender   

Jul 26   Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Jazeps Witols, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   James Deshler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 30 in the year 1863.   

Jul 29   On this day in history edward Needle Kirk, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at about 35   

Jul 30   George Crockett Strong, US Union gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 in the year 1863.   

Jul 30   Henry Ford, Dearborn Township Mich, auto maker (Ford) on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Pres Lincoln issues "eye-for-eye" order to shoot a rebel prisoner for every black prisoner shot in the year 1863.   

Jul 30   In the year 1863 the birth of Henry Ford, American car manufacturer   

Aug 01   Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Gaston Doumergue, premier/pres of France (1913..34) in the year 1863.   

Aug 03   Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1863.   

Aug 08   American Civil War: Tennessee's "military" Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. During the early 20th century, the day was celebrated by blacks in Tennessee as a holiday in the year 1863.   

Aug 08   On this day in history angus MacAskill known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.1825)   

Aug 11   Arpad Szendy, composer in the year 1863.   

Aug 11   Cambodia becomes French protectorate in the year 1863.   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1863 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   In the year 1863 roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35   

Jan 09   Ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1863.   

Jan 10   In the year 1863 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   On this day in history 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