1st » Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands.
1st » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
4th » American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. One hundred fifty miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate Army was repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
4th » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia Battle of Gettsyburg Confederate retreat withdrew from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Confederate States of America Southern Gettysburg Campaign invasion of
7th » United States begins its first Conscription e.g military draft; exemptions cost $300.
9th » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends.
13th » New York City draft riots: In New York City called New York, New York, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in History of the United States named United States history.
18th » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner one of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccess
30th » American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Pocatello (Shoshoni chief) named Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Box Elder Treaty called Treaty of Box Elder.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1863
1st » William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (d. 1892)
12th » Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (d. 1933)
12th » Paul Drude, German physicist and academic (d. 1906)
21st » C. Aubrey Smith, English-American cricketer and actor (d. 1948)