Historical Events In 1865

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

Apr 01   In the year 1865 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   In the year 1865 richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925)  

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

Apr 02   On this day in history ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39  

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

Apr 02   CSA Pres Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA in the year 1865.  

Apr 02   Gen A.P. Hill is killed by a Federal Picket in the year 1865.  

Apr 02   Lee's line is broken at Petersberg in the year 1865.  

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) on this day in history.  

Apr 03   In the year 1865 battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign)  

Apr 03   In the year 1865 union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA  

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

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

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

Apr 06   On this day in history john Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36  

Apr 07   Battle of Farmville VA in the year 1865.  

Apr 08   On this day in history battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army  

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 in the year 1865.  

Apr 09   On this day in history lee's retreat cut off near Appomattox Court House  

Apr 09   In the year 1865 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1865.  

Apr 13   In the year 1865 heinrich Reinhardt, composer  

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

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

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Jan 01   Giuseppe Ferrata, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1865 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   In the year 1865 birth of gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)  

Jan 20   Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809) died in the year 1865.  

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

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

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

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