1863 in the United States

Summary

Events from the year 1863 in the United States.

1863
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
See also:

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January 1: Emancipation Proclamation

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July 1–3: Union victory at Gettysburg
 
July 4: Union victory at Vicksburg

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"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."

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

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References edit

  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.

Further reading edit

  • American Annual Cyclopaedia ... 1863, NY: D. Appleton & Co. – via HathiTrust
  • Charles E. Little (1900), "America: 1863", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls

External links edit

  •   Media related to 1863 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
  • Booknotes interview with Joseph Stevens on 1863: The Rebirth of a Nation, June 13, 1999.