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John Benjamin Cocke was an American lawyer who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment in the Trans-Mississippi Th…
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The 1860s
Explore 319 historical events from 1860–1869.
1864
Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer and educator (born 1791)
Giacomo Meyerbeer was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera Robert l…
Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer and educator (born 1791)
1864
John Sedgwick, American general and educator (born 1813)
John Sedgwick was an American military officer who served as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was one of the highest-ranking Union officers to be…
John Sedgwick, American general and educator (born 1813)
1864
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James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was a Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb", from the initials of his given names. Stuart w…
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer (born 1804)
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer (born 1804)
1864
John Clare, English poet (born 1793)
John Clare was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and his sorrows at its disruption. His work underwent ma…
John Clare, English poet (born 1793)
1864
Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian and politician (born 1808)
Simion Bărnuțiu was a Romanian historian, academic, philosopher, jurist, and liberal politician. A leader of the 1848 revolutionary movement of Transylvanian Romanians, he represen…
Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian and politician (born 1808)
1864
Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel, led the Taiping Rebellion (born 1812)
Hong Xiuquan, born Hong Huoxiu and with the courtesy name Renkun, was a Chinese revolutionary and religious leader who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty. He establ…
Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel, led the Taiping Rebellion (born 1812)
1864
American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison S
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison S
1864
Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized the minting of the two-cent piece (pictured), the first U
The Coinage Act of 1864 was a United States federal law passed on April 22, 1864, which changed the composition of the one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the two-cent coin…
Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized the minting of the two-cent piece (pictured), the first U
1864
American Civil War: Union Lt
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Union Lt
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Second Schleswig War: The Battle of Heligoland (depicted), the last naval engagement fought by squadrons of wooden ships
The Second Schleswig War, also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War, was the second military conflict over the Schleswig–Holstein question of the 19th cent…
Second Schleswig War: The Battle of Heligoland (depicted), the last naval engagement fought by squadrons of wooden ships
1864
American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Un
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Un
1864
American Civil War: The inconclusive Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia ended with combined Union and Confed
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The inconclusive Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia ended with combined Union and Confed
1863
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Jos
The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 – May 6, 1863, was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign.
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Jos
1863
The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Lei
The General German Workers' Association was a German political party founded on 23 May 1863 in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony by Ferdinand Lassalle. It was the first organized mass wor…
The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Lei
1863
Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician and diplomat, Joint Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (died 194
Leopold Anton Johann Sigismund Josef Korsinus Ferdinand Graf Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz was an Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat and statesman who …
Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician and diplomat, Joint Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (died 194
1863
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run down
The Vicksburg campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominate…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run down
1863
American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi
1863
A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in
The French Foreign Legion is a corps of the French Army created to allow foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consists of several special…
A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in
1863
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E
1863
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S
The Vicksburg campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominate…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S
1863
Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (died 1920)
Linton Chorley Hope FRAes was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With Lorne Currie as helmsman and fellow crewm…
Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (died 1920)
1863
Siegfried Bettmann, founder of the Triumph Motorcycle Company and Mayor of Coventry (died 1955)
Siegfried Bettmann was a bicycle, motorcycle and car manufacturer and founder of the Triumph Motorcycle Company. In 1914 he established the Annie Bettmann Foundation to help young …
Siegfried Bettmann, founder of the Triumph Motorcycle Company and Mayor of Coventry (died 1955)