1863 in the United States

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1863 in the United States

Events from the year 1863 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

Galusha A. Grow (R-Pennsylvania) (until March 4)
Schuyler Colfax (R-Indiana) (starting December 7)

Events

January

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January 1: Emancipation Proclamation

February

March

April

May

June

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July 13: Union victory at Gettysburg
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July 4: Union victory at Vicksburg

July

August

September

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."

Contents

From President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863

October

November

December

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. Ernie Gross (1990). This Day in American History . Neal-Schuman. ISBN   978-1-55570-046-1.
  2. "Alanson Crane patented a fire extinguisher..." Old Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. "1900 U. S. Census: Precinct 4, Bryan City, Brazos County, Texas". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. June 12, 1900. p. 6B. NARA T623 roll 1614. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  4. Reynolds, Moira Davison (2004). American Women Scientists: 23 Inspiring Biographies, 1900-2000. Jefferson NC: McFarland. p. 18. ISBN   978-0-78642-161-9.

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