Page 2: Historical Events In 1865

Feb 01   13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day)   

Feb 01   General Sherman's march through South Carolina begins.   

Feb 01   JS Rock, inaugural black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar   

Feb 03   Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Lincoln and Stephens reach an impasse.   

Feb 03   Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Will Power).   

Feb 04   Charles Bally, Swiss linguist (Le langage et la vie)   

Feb 04   Hawaiian Board of Education formed   

Feb 04   Robert E Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army.   

Feb 05   Battle of Hatcher's Run, VA (Armstrong's Mill, Dabney's Mill)   

Feb 05   Harvey Worthington Loomis, composer   

Feb 06   2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)   

Feb 06   inaugural day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run).   

Feb 06   John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33.   

Feb 06   Robert E Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief   

Feb 07   John Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64.   

Feb 08   1st black major in US army, Martin Robinson Delany   

Feb 08   The inaugural black major in US army, Martin Robinson Delany   

Feb 09   Erich von Drygalski, Germany, geographer/glaciologist/Antarctic expl   

Feb 12   Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in US House of Reps.   

Feb 12   Henry Highland Garnet, is inaugural black to speak in US House of Representatives   

Feb 12   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland).   

Feb 15   Nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies.   

Feb 17   -18] Battle of Charleston SC   

Feb 18   Battle of Ft Moultrie SC occupied by Federals.   

Feb 18   Evacuation of Charleston SC; Sherman's troops burn the city.   

Feb 18   Union troops force Confederates to abandon Fort Anderson NC.   

Feb 19   Adrian van Oordt, Dutch writer (neo-romantic)   

Feb 20   M I T forms 1st US collegiate architectural school   

Feb 22   Battle of Wilmington NC (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals.   

Feb 22   Otto Modersohn, German painter.   

Feb 22   The U.S. state of Tennessee makes slavery illegal.   

Feb 23   Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates)   

Feb 25   Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47   

Feb 27   Civil War skirmish near Sturgeon MO.   

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Jan 01   Giuseppe ferrata: Composer   

Jan 03   Henry lytton: British actor and opera singer    

Jan 05   Julio garavito armero: Colombian astronomer   

Jan 10   Mary ingalls: Sister of laura ingalls wilder    

Jan 13   Princess marie of orl�ans: Princess marie of orl�ans (d. 1908)   

Jan 17   Gen sir charles fergusson: Governor-general of new zealand   

Jan 20   Friedrich a h von waldeck: Brother of queen emma/last ruler of waldeck   

Jan 22   Friedrich paschen: German physicist   

Jan 03   Jozef lies: Flemish painter,    

Jan 08   Aimé: Duc de clermont-tonnerre, french general (b. 1779)   

Jan 16   Edmond françois valentin about: French writer (b. 1828)   

Jan 19   Pierre-joseph proudhon: French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)   

Feb 06   John pegram: Us confederate brig-gen,    

Feb 07   John henry winder: Us confederate brig-gen/provost marshal,    

Feb 10   Heinrich lenz: German physicist (b. 1804)   

Feb 15   Nicholas wiseman: 1st archbishop of westminster (1850-65),