WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO NOVEMBER 1863
Find out what all happened May to November 1863

American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps (ACW) turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign. (12. May 1863)

The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country. (16. August 1863)

Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan. (21. May 1863)

American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley. (15. October 1863)

American Civil War: following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt). (8. August 1863)

American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie – Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee. (29. October 1863)

Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands. (1. July 1863)

American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge – At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg. (25. November 1863)

American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter. (17. August 1863)

American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder. (30. July 1863)

Danish Prince Wilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes. (30. October 1863)

Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. (17. June 1863)

United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300. (7. July 1863)

American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place. (14. May 1863)

American Civil War: Second Battle of Sabine Pass – on the Texas-Louisiana border at the mouth of the Sabine River, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas. (8. September 1863)

American Civil War: Battle of Bristoe Station – Confederate troops under the command of General Robert E. Lee fail to drive the American Union Army completely out of Virginia. (14. October 1863)

American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner – one of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner. (18. July 1863)

American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces. (26. July 1863)

American Civil War: The Union Army enters Chattanooga, Tennessee. (9. September 1863)

American Civil War: Siege of Port Hudson – Union forces begin to lay siege to the Confederate-controlled Port Hudson, Louisiana. (22. May 1863)