Historical Events In 1863

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

Jul 15   On this day in history pres Davis orders service duty for confederate army  

Jul 16   Utrecht-Swells railway opens in the year 1863.  

Jul 17   On this day in history battle of Honey Springs  

Jul 17   On this day in history battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory  

Jul 17   James Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Battle of Fort Wagner, SC in the year 1863.  

Jul 18   William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history battle of Buffington's Island (St George Creek), Ohio  

Jul 19   On this day in history hermann Bahr, Austria writer/director (New Men)  

Jul 21   On this day in history c[harles] Aubrey Smith, London England, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)  

Jul 22   Alec Hearne, cricketer (brother of George & Frank, Kent 1884-1910) in the year 1863.  

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

Jul 23   On this day in history alexandra Park opens in North London  

Jul 24   Battle at Battle Mountain, Virginia on this day in history.  

Jul 25   On this day in history skirmish at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia  

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

Jul 26   Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender in the year 1863.  

Jul 26   On this day in history jazeps Witols, composer  

Jul 26   Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 in the year 1863.  

Jul 28   On this day in history james Deshler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 30  

Jul 29   Edward Needle Kirk, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at about 35 on this day in history.  

Jul 30   George Crockett Strong, US Union gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history henry Ford, Dearborn Township Mich, auto maker (Ford)  

Jul 30   On this day in history pres Lincoln issues "eye-for-eye" order to shoot a rebel prisoner for every black prisoner shot  

Jul 30   The birth of Henry Ford, American car manufacturer in the year 1863.  

Aug 01   Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign in the year 1863.  

Aug 01   Gaston Doumergue, premier/pres of France (1913..34) on this day in history.  

Aug 03   On this day in history governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 08   In the year 1863 angus MacAskill known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.1825)  

Aug 11   Arpad Szendy, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 11   In the year 1863 cambodia becomes French protectorate  

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Jan 01   Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1863.  

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

Jan 14   Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 15   In the year 1863 birth of wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia)  

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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