Page 5: Historical Events In 1865

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

Apr 01   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 in the year 1865.   

Apr 01   Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army in the year 1865.   

Apr 01   Richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925) in the year 1865.   

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

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

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

Apr 02   On this day in history lee's line is broken at Petersberg   

Apr 02   Richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60 in the year 1865.   

Apr 03   Battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign) in the year 1865.   

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

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

Apr 04   On this day in history lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse   

Apr 05   Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 06   John Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36 in the year 1865.   

Apr 07   Battle of Farmville VA on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army in the year 1865.   

Apr 08   In the year 1865 john Park, composer, dies at 61   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to US Grant at Appomattox   

Apr 09   The American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate forces in the year 1865.   

Apr 09   Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union general-major, dies at 32 in the year 1865.   

Apr 10   In the year 1865 at Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last   

Apr 11   Battle of Mobile, AL in the year 1865.   

Apr 13   Battle of Raleigh, NC in the year 1865.   

Apr 13   In the year 1865 heinrich Reinhardt, composer   

Apr 13   Sherman's march through Georgia begins on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1865 birth of henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936)   

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

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   Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck was born in the year 1865.   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of friedrich Paschen, German physicist   

Jan 03   Jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43 in the year 1865.   

Jan 08   Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) died on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1865 death of heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804)   

Feb 15   Nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies in the year 1865.