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Historical Event(s)
– The first claim under the Homestead Act is made by Daniel Freeman for a farm in Nebraska.
– The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
– American Civil War: the Battle of Fort Hindman begins in Arkansas.
– American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
– American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops.
– American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
– American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg – Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. 150 miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate Army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
– American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.
– 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 the Commonwealth of Virginia.
– The Maori Wars resumes as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
Who Were Born On ?
– Andrew Stoddart, English cricketer (d. 1915)
– Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian writer (d. 1938)
– Simon Flexner, American pathologist (d. 1946)
– Max Wolf, German astronomer (d. 1932)
– William Grant Stairs, Canadian explorer (d. 1892)
– Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian writer and journalist (d. 1922)
– Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948)
– Helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933)
– Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926)