Explore 436 historical events from 1860–1869.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces drive Confederates under Joseph E
María Rosalía Rita de Castro, was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely rega…
Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S
Archduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen was an Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia. He was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic O…
Archduke Eugen of Austria (died 1954)
Władysław Horodecki was a Polish architect active in the Russian Empire and later in the Second Polish Republic. He is best known for his contributions in the urban development of …
Władysław Horodecki, Polish architect (died 1930)
George Grey Barnard, often written George Gray Barnard, was an American sculptor who trained in Paris. He is especially noted for his heroic sized Struggle of the Two Natures in Ma…
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (died 1938)
Robert James Fitzsimmons was a Cornish-New Zealand professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. He achieved fame for beating "Gentleman Jim" Corbett,…
Bob Fitzsimmons, English-New Zealand boxer (died 1917)
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, the decisive Union victory by Ulysses S
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in prepara
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The first Union infantry assault of the Siege of Port Hudson occurs
Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near the en…
American Civil War: Robert E
Arthur Webb Mold was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire as a fast bowler between 1889 and 1901. A Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1892,…
Arthur Mold, English cricketer (died 1921)
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband was a British Army officer, explorer and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; esp…
Francis Younghusband, Indian-English captain and explorer (died 1942)
Paul Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg was an Austrian conductor, composer and pianist.
Felix Weingartner, Croatian-Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1942)
William Frederick "Bones" Ely was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in North Girard, Pennsylvania.
Bones Ely, American baseball player and manager (died 1952)
Louis Marie Anne Couperus was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, f…
Louis Couperus, Dutch author and poet (died 1923)
The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest ever to t…
American Civil War: The Battle of Brandy Station in Virginia, the largest cavalry battle on American soil, ends Confeder
The second French intervention in Mexico, also known as the Second Franco-Mexican War (1861–1867), was a military invasion of the Republic of Mexico by the French Empire of Napoleo…
During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Sh
The siege of Port Hudson was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. While Union General Ulysses Grant was besiegin…
Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U
Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon was a leading British fashion designer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who worked under the professional name Lucile.
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (died 1935)