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The first ascent of the Matterhorn is completed by Edward Whymper and his party, four of whom die on the descent.
Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs the first antiseptic surgery.
American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina
Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig
American Civil War: In the Battle of Marks' Mills, a force of 8,000 Confederate soldiers attacks 1,800 Union soldiers an
Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the America
American Civil War: Confederate forces led by General E
American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County
American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S
Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland
American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Union troops assault a Confederate salient known as the "Mul
American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Co
American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church: In the Virginia Bermuda Hundred campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this
Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile
American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends
American Civil War: After ten weeks, the Union Army's Red River Campaign ends in failure
American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Poto
American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S