WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1863
Find out what all happened January to December 1863

Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin. (4. August 1863)

Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies. (2. April 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)

American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins – Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege. (17. November 1863)

The Maori Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato. (31. October 1863)

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

American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins – Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops. (23. November 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)

The Football Association, the oldest football association in the world, is formed in London. (26. October 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)

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

The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany. (4. January 1863)

American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (19. November 1863)

The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863). (15. August 1863)

American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent. (26. January 1863)

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

American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas. (11. January 1863)

King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864. (18. November 1863)

American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory. (1. January 1863)

American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson. (27. May 1863)