Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1863. 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting...

occupation of part of Poland and regaining independence. It began on 22 January 1863 and continued until the last insurgents were captured by the Russian forces...

were known as the "Stars and Bars", used from 1861 to 1863; the "Stainless Banner", used from 1863 to 1865; and the "Blood-Stained Banner", used in 1865...

effort and suppressed anti-war subversion, particularly that that arose in 1863–64. The Democratic Party strongly supported the war at the beginning in 1861...

Model 1863 was a .58 caliber rifled musket manufactured by the Springfield Armory and independent contractors between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was...

The Infanteriegewehr 1863 (English: Infantry rifle 1863) was the first Swiss army service rifle to feature a rifled barrel. Like other Swiss infantry weapons...

Peter (fl. 1863) (also known as Gordon, or "Whipped Peter", or "Poor Peter") was an escaped American slave who was the subject of photographs documenting...

fought between the Union and Confederate armies between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, won by the Union, is...

The War of 1863 (Spanish: Guerra de 1863) was a conflict fought between El Salvador and Guatemala from 13 February 1863 to 26 October 1863. Guatemalan...

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil...

The New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863), sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week, were violent...

executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. The Proclamation had the effect of changing...

inconclusive. The abolition of slavery became a Union war goal on January 1, 1863, when Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves...

Samuel Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ , HEW-stən; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution...

article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1863. January 1 – The essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson commemorates today's...

historical record after 1857, although a letter later reported him alive in early 1863; some commentators thought he had been kidnapped again, but historians believe...

The San Francisco Fire of 1863 (October 23, 1863) was a significant fire incident in San Francisco, California, causing substantial damage and displacing...

The blizzard and flood of 1863 was a series of consecutive natural disasters in Central Otago in New Zealand's South Island. In the early 1860s the area...

The Alkali Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 124) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Under the Alkali Act 1863, an alkali inspector and four...

The 1863 Manila earthquake struck the Philippines on June 3, 1863. The Manila earthquake on June 3, 1863, destroyed Manila Cathedral, the Ayuntamiento...

Events from the year 1863 in Canada. Monarch — Victoria Parliament — 7th then 8th Governor General of the Province of Canada — Charles Monck, 4th Viscount...

1863 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. National championship National Association of Base Ball Players champion – Brooklyn Eckfords...

was built at Mobile, Alabama, and launched in July 1863. She was then shipped by rail on 12 August 1863 to Charleston. Hunley (then referred to as the "fish...

Holy See in September 1863, but the Holy See never released a statement supporting or recognizing the Confederacy. In November 1863, Mann met Pope Pius...

Civil Service Rugby, mostly known as CS Rugby 1863, currently CS STAGS 1863, is an English rugby union team based in Chiswick, Greater London. The club...

or simply Herat (Persian: هرات) was a state in Afghanistan from 1793 to 1863, and one of the three main khanates that existed in 19th century Afghanistan...

Events from the year 1863 in art. March – American-born painter James McNeill Whistler settles close to the River Thames in Chelsea, London, where he will...

Events in 1863 in animation. January 1: On 1 January 1863, The Illustrated London News reported on a magic lantern production of Cinderella at the Royal...

American Civil War in 1863. Led by Colonel Joseph Orville Shelby, the raid took place from August 21, 1863, to November 3, 1863, covering over 800 miles...

of Colombia (Spanish: Estados Unidos de Colombia) was the name adopted in 1863 by the Constitución de Rionegro [es] for the Granadine Confederation, after...