Page 5: Historical Events In 1865

Apr 01   -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama in the year 1865.   

Apr 01   On this day in history baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril.   

Apr 01   On this day in history battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army   

Apr 01   On this day in history richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925)   

Apr 02   Ambrose P Hill confederate general, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 in the year 1865.   

Apr 02   Battle of Petersburg, VA (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station) in the year 1865.   

Apr 02   On this day in history cSA Pres Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA   

Apr 02   Gen A.P. Hill is killed by a Federal Picket on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 lee's line is broken at Petersberg   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60   

Apr 03   Battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign)   

Apr 03   Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse in the year 1865.   

Apr 05   In the year 1865 battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

Apr 06   On this day in history battle of Sayler's Creek, 1/3rd of Lee's army cut off   

Apr 06   In the year 1865 john Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36   

Apr 07   Battle of Farmville VA in the year 1865.   

Apr 08   Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army on this day in history.   

Apr 08   John Park, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1865.   

Apr 09   Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Germany, experiment with AC electricity in the year 1865.   

Apr 09   In the year 1865 federals capture Ft Blakely, Alabama   

Apr 09   On this day in history general Robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant   

Apr 09   Lee's retreat cut off near Appomattox Court House in the year 1865.   

Apr 09   In the year 1865 robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to US Grant at Appomattox   

Apr 09   In the year 1865 the American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate forces   

Apr 09   In the year 1865 thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union general-major, dies at 32   

Apr 10   On this day in history at Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last   

Apr 11   In the year 1865 battle of Mobile, AL   

Apr 13   On this day in history battle of Raleigh, NC   

Apr 13   Heinrich Reinhardt, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1865 sherman's march through Georgia begins   

Apr 13   Sherman's march through Georgia begins Southerners start promising that the South will rise again on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Giuseppe Ferrata, composer was born in the year 1865.   

Jan 03   Henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920) was born in the year 1865.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)   

Jan 13   Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1865 birth of gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)   

Jan 20   In the year 1865 birth of friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck   

Jan 22   In the year 1865 birth of friedrich Paschen, German physicist   

Jan 03   On this day in history jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43   

Jan 08   Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) died in the year 1865.   

Jan 16   Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. 1828) died in the year 1865.   

Jan 19   Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   John Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64 in the year 1865.   

Feb 10   Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804) died on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1865 nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies