Historical Events In 1863

Feb 23   On this day in history franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)   

Feb 24   On this day in history arizona is organized as a U.S. territory.   

Feb 24   On this day in history arizona Territory created   

Feb 24   Forrest's raid on Brentwood TN on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1863 congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency   

Feb 26   Lincoln signs National Currency Act on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister GA in the year 1863.   

Feb 28   In the year 1863 confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister Georgia   

Mar 02   In the year 1863 congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR   

Mar 02   Congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR to be called the "Standard gauge " in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   1st US wartime military conscription bill enacted in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   On this day in history congress authorizes a US mint at Carson City NV   

Mar 03   Federal ironclad ships bomb Fort McAllister Georgia on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service in the year 1863.   

Mar 03   On this day in history gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress   

Mar 03   In the year 1863 idaho Territory forms   

Mar 03   US wartime military conscription bill enacted in the year 1863.   

Mar 04   In the year 1863 battle of Thompson's Station, Tennessee   

Mar 04   On this day in history battle of Thompson's Station, TN   

Mar 04   On this day in history territory of Idaho established   

Mar 11   In the year 1863 andrew Stoddart, cricketer (My Dear Victorious Stod)   

Mar 11   Free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service in the year 1863.   

Mar 12   On this day in history adolf A Wolfschoon, Curacao, poet   

Mar 14   In the year 1863 rADM Farragut's squadron of 7 ships forces way up Mississippi River to support Union troops at Vicksburg and Baton Rouge   

Mar 17   On this day in history battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities)   

Mar 17   Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities) on this day in history.   

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1863 the SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence.   

Mar 20   Battle of Pensacola FL evacuated by Federals in the year 1863.   

Mar 20   In the year 1863 battle of Pensacola FL -evacuated by Federals   

Mar 20   Battle of Pensacola FL: evacuated by Federals on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1863 ernesto Nazareth, composer   

Mar 21   On this day in history edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66   

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Jan 01   In the year 1863 birth of aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back)   

Jan 01   Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 02   Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator   

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 15   In the year 1863 birth of wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia)   

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 02   On this day in history roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35   

Jan 09   Ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1863 death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)   

Jan 17   On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

Mar 11   On this day in history death of sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)   

Mar 17   In the year 1863 john Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24   

Mar 21   On this day in history edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66   

Mar 28   On this day in history james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52