36 events found for 1863
American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Sh
Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War
American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg campaign
American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U
Slavery was abolished in the Dutch colony of Surinam, a date now celebrated as Ketikoti in independent Suriname.
American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
American Civil War: On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg - the Battle of Little Round Top takes place and…
American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: The Confederate army in Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces…
American Civil War: Union forces repulse a Confederate army at the Battle of Helena in Arkansas. The battle thwarts a…
American Civil War: Retreat from Gettysburg: The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee withdraws…
The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends in a Union victory and, along with the fall of Vicksburg five days…
American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the…
American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th…
American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the…