WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO OCTOBER 1863
Find out what all happened July to October 1863

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

American Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg begins. (1. July 1863)

American Civil War: Morgan's Raid – At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River. (19. July 1863)

Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross. (29. October 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)

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

Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerrillas Quantrill's Raiders in the Lawrence Massacre. (21. August 1863)

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

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)

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: The Battle of Chickamauga ends. (20. September 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)

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

American Civil War: Battle of Chickamauga. (19. September 1863)

New York City draft riots: in New York, New York, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history. (13. July 1863)

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

The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866. (3. October 1863)

American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia withdrew from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Southern invasion of the North. (4. July 1863)