Page 5: Historical Events In 1865

Apr 01   -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1865 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   On this day in history ambrose P Hill confederate general, dies at 39   

Apr 02   Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 battle of Petersburg, VA (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station)   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 cSA Pres Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA   

Apr 02   In the year 1865 gen A.P. Hill is killed by a Federal Picket   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60   

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

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

Apr 03   On this day in history union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA   

Apr 04   Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign) in the year 1865.   

Apr 06   Battle of Sayler's Creek, 1/3rd of Lee's army cut off in the year 1865.   

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

Apr 07   In the year 1865 battle of Farmville VA   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Federals capture Ft Blakely, Alabama in the year 1865.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   At Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last in the year 1865.   

Apr 11   Battle of Mobile, AL on this day in history.   

Apr 13   Battle of Raleigh, NC on this day in history.   

Apr 13   Heinrich Reinhardt, composer in the year 1865.   

Apr 13   Sherman's march through Georgia begins in the year 1865.   

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   On this day in history birth of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)   

Jan 10   Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1865 birth of princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908)   

Jan 17   Gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck   

Jan 22   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist was born in the year 1865.   

Jan 03   In the year 1865 jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43   

Jan 08   In the year 1865 death of aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779)   

Jan 16   Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. 1828) died on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1865 death of pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)   

Feb 06   On this day in history john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33   

Feb 07   On this day in history john Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64   

Feb 10   On this day in history death of heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804)   

Feb 15   Nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies on this day in history.