Historical Events In 1863

Jun 06   Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA & Williamsport, MD in the year 1863.   

Jun 07   On this day in history battle of Milliken's Bend, LA-Jefferson Davis' home burnt   

Jun 07   Franz Xavier Gruber, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1863.   

Jun 07   Mexico City captured by French troops in the year 1863.   

Jun 09   In the year 1863 battle of Brandy Station, Va   

Jun 09   Battle of Brandy Station, VA (Fleetwood, Beverly Ford) in the year 1863.   

Jun 09   Benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis, Union major, dies in battle at 30 in the year 1863.   

Jun 10   In the year 1863 battle of Brice's Crossroads, Miss; Forrest w/3500 defeats 8000 Feds   

Jun 10   In the year 1863 louis M A Couperus, Dutch poet/writer (Eline Vere)   

Jun 11   On this day in history eduard David, German undersecretary (constitution of Weimar)   

Jun 13   On this day in history battle of Winchester VA   

Jun 13   On this day in history josef Venantius von Woss, composer   

Jun 14   On this day in history battle of 2nd Winchester, Virginia   

Jun 15   2nd battle at Winchester Va, ends in Federal defeat; 1350 casualities on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Paul Antonin Vidal, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1863 battle at Middleburg Virginia   

Jun 17   Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back the Union in Virginia in the year 1863.   

Jun 17   On this day in history isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

Jun 17   In the year 1863 travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer)   

Jun 18   After long neglect, Confederates hurriedly fortify Vicksburg on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Battle at Middleburg Virginia (100+ casualties) in the year 1863.   

Jun 20   On this day in history 1st bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa)   

Jun 20   First bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa) in the year 1863.   

Jun 20   West Virginia admitted as 35th US state in the year 1863.   

Jun 21   In the year 1863 battle at Upperville Virginia, 389 casualities   

Jun 23   In the year 1863 tullahoma campaign, TN   

Jun 24   Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac on this day in history.   

Jun 25   US General George Meade replaces General Hooker to be more aggressive on this day in history.   

Jun 26   On this day in history andrew Hull Foote, US Union lt admiral, dies   

Jun 27   In the year 1863 martin E Green, Confederate brig-general, shot dead at 38   

Jun 27   On this day in history skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia   

Jun 29   Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history james Harvey Robinson, Ill, historian (Ordeal of Civilization)   

Jun 29   On this day in history lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, PN   

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Jan 01   Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 01   Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)   

Jan 12   In the year 1863 birth of vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer   

Jan 14   Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator was born in the year 1863.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of adolph Goldschmidt, German historian   

Jan 15   Wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1863 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   Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1863 james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52